Re: [tied] Underlying Circumflex in Greek

>What is the evidence for the difference between acute and circumflex
>in Greek ever being anything other than a matter of where the accent
>is placed?

If the last syllable is long and takes the accent, it may be acute or
circumflex. The circumflex is often (?always) the result of contraction.
Compare /tro:s/ acute = trojan, and /pho:s/ circumflex = light, the latter
from /phaos/.

Peter