Letter | Name | Pronunciation | Corresponding Phoenician letter | Transliteration | Numeric value | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ancient Greek | Medieval Greek (polytonic) | Modern Greek | English | Classical Ancient Greek | Modern Greek | Ancient Greek | Modern Greek | |||
Α α | ἄλφα | άλφα | Alpha | [a] [aː] | [a] | Aleph | a | 1 | ||
Β β ϐ (alternate2) | βῆτα | βήτα | Beta | [b] | [v] | Beth | b | v | 2 | |
Γ γ | γάμμα | γάμμα γάμα | Gamma | [g] | [ɣ~ʝ] | Gimel | g | gh, g, y | 3 | |
Δ δ | δέλτα | δέλτα | Delta | [d] | [ð] | Daleth | d | d, dh | 4 | |
Ε ε | εἶ | έ ψιλόν | έψιλον | Epsilon | [e] | He | e | 5 | ||
Ζ ζ | ζήτα | ζήτα | Zeta | [zd] (or [dz]?) later [zː] | [z] | Zayin | z | 7 | ||
Η η | ἦτα | ήτα | Eta | [ɛː] | [i] | Heth | e, ē | i | 8 | |
Θ θ ϑ (alternate) | θῆτα | θήτα | Theta | [tʰ] | [θ] | Teth | th | 9 | ||
Ι ι | ἰῶτα | ιώτα γιώτα | Iota | [i] [iː] | [i], [j] | Yodh | i | 10 | ||
Κ κ | κάππα | κάππα κάπα | Kappa | [k] | [k~c] | Kaph | k | 20 | ||
Λ λ | λάβδα | λάμβδα | λάμδα λάμβδα | Lambda | [l] | Lamedh | l | 30 | ||
Μ μ | μῦ | μι μυ | Mu | [m] | Mem | m | 40 | |||
Ν ν | νῦ | νι νυ | Nu | [n] | Nun | n | 50 | |||
Ξ ξ | ξεῖ | ξῖ | ξι | Xi | [ks] | Samekh | x | x, ks | 60 | |
Ο ο | οὖ | ὂ μικρόν | όμικρον | Omicron | [o] | 'Ayin | o | 70 | ||
Π π | πεῖ | πῖ | πι | Pi | [p] | Pe | p | 80 | ||
Ρ ρ | ῥῶ | ρω | Rho | [r], [r̥] | [r] | Resh | r (ῥ: rh) | r | 100 | |
Σ σ ς (alternate3) | σῖγμα | σίγμα | Sigma | [s] | Shin | s | 200 | |||
Τ τ | ταῦ | ταυ | Tau | [t] | Taw | t | 300 | |||
Υ υ ϒ (alternate) | ὗ | ὓ ψιλόν | ύψιλον | Upsilon | [y] [yː] (earlier [u] [uː]) | [i] | Waw | u, y | y, v, f | 400 |
Φ φ ϕ (alternate) | φεῖ | φῖ | φι | Phi | [pʰ] | [f] | origin disputed (see text) | ph | f | 500 |
Χ χ | χεῖ | χῖ | χι | Chi | [kʰ] | [x~ç] | ch | ch, kh | 600 | |
Ψ ψ | ψεῖ | ψῖ | ψι | Psi | [ps] | ps | 700 | |||
Ω ω | ὦ | ὦ μέγα | ωμέγα | Omega | [ɔː] | [o] | 'Ayin | o, ō | o | 800 |
- For details and different transliteration
systems see Transliteration of Greek into English . - Used only in the middle of a word.
- Used only in the end of a word.
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