section_path: Writing system/Greek alphabet/Punctuation
section_name: Punctuation
paragraph_text: Punctuation
  
  In Greek, the question mark is written as the English semicolon, while the functions of the colon and semicolon are performed by a raised point (), known as the ano teleia (άνω τελεία). In Greek the comma also functions as a silent letter in a handful of Greek words, principally distinguishing ό,τι (ó,ti, 'whatever') from ότι (óti, 'that').
  
  Ancient Greek texts often used scriptio continua ('continuous writing'), which means that ancient authors and scribes would write word after word with no spaces or punctuation between words to differentiate or mark boundaries. Boustrophedon, or bi-directional text, was also used in Ancient Greek.