IAW is intended to represent Greek iota-alpha-omega (in the regular scholarly transcription), which is I understand the form actually found - although maybe there is also sometimes "iao" in Latin. I did not intend to suggest a final W consonant.The form IAW is just one of many different attested Greek forms of the
Name. It deserves no more specific attention than the others. But it
clearly corresponds to the first part of the names starting Jeho-, since
sheva was often represented by alpha and Greek has no "h".
Why Iaw? Iao. Iaw gives substance to the verb hypothesis.
All other forms are derivative from Iao, as far as I understand. None of
them is even remotely related to any possible pronunciation of the verb.
That Greeks had no he doesn't mean that they could not transcribe it and
omitted it. ...
... If alpha is for shewa, then it is completely incredible that
reasonably careful Clement omitted both sounds he. The first he is
sufficiently strong for the Greeks to hear; the sound is closer to gamma
than to nil. ...
... Also, if your careful Greeks represented schwa with alpha, all
the more they should represent somehow the second he - much strong than
schwa. ...
...
I think, Feldman also cites Varro for Iao. It is unlikely that Romans, too,
did not hear any he. ...
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