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A raised dot dividing a clause.
Also known as: Greek semicolon, Raised point
The Greek punctuation mark dividing clauses, written as a dot at mid-height.
Divides clauses in Greek text, at the level a semicolon does in English.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Part of a three-level dot system inherited from antiquity, where the height of the point carried the strength of the pause — high, middle and low for three different breaks.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A single dot set at the height of the tops of the lowercase letters, rather than on the baseline.