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Wednesday, 1 August 2007

Greek Alphabet

Letter Name Pronunciation Corresponding
Phoenician
letter
Transliteration1 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 Aleph a 1
Β β
ϐ
(alternate2)
βῆτα βήτα Beta [b] [v] Beth Beth b v 2
Γ γ γάμμα γάμμα
γάμα
Gamma [g] [ɣ~ʝ] Gimel Gimel g gh, g, y 3
Δ δ δέλτα δέλτα Delta [d] [ð] Daleth Daleth d d, dh 4
Ε ε εἶ έ ψιλόν έψιλον Epsilon [e] He He e 5
Ζ ζ ζήτα ζήτα Zeta [zd]
(or [dz]?)
later [zː]
[z] Zayin Zayin z 7
Η η ἦτα ήτα Eta [ɛː] [i] Heth Heth e, ē i 8
Θ θ
ϑ
(alternate)
θῆτα θήτα Theta [tʰ] [θ] Teth Teth th 9
Ι ι ἰῶτα ιώτα
γιώτα
Iota [i] [iː] [i], [j] Yodh Yodh i 10
Κ κ κάππα κάππα
κάπα
Kappa [k] [k~c] Kaph Kaph k 20
Λ λ λάβδα λάμβδα λάμδα
λάμβδα
Lambda [l] Lamedh Lamedh l 30
Μ μ μῦ μι
μυ
Mu [m] Mem Mem m 40
Ν ν νῦ νι
νυ
Nu [n] Nun Nun n 50
Ξ ξ ξεῖ ξῖ ξι Xi [ks] Samekh Samekh x x, ks 60
Ο ο οὖ ὂ μικρόν όμικρον Omicron [o] Ayin 'Ayin o 70
Π π πεῖ πῖ πι Pi [p] Pe Pe p 80
Ρ ρ ῥῶ ρω Rho [r], [r̥] [r] Res Resh r (: rh) r 100
Σ σ
ς
(alternate3)
σῖγμα σίγμα Sigma [s] Sin Shin s 200
Τ τ ταῦ ταυ Tau [t] Taw Taw t 300
Υ υ
ϒ
(alternate)
ὓ ψιλόν ύψιλον Upsilon [y] [yː]
(earlier [u] [uː])
[i] Waw 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 μέγα ωμέγα Omega [ɔː] [o] Ayin 'Ayin o, ō o 800
  1. For details and different transliteration systems see Transliteration of Greek into English.
  2. Used only in the middle of a word.
  3. Used only in the end of a word.

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