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       α       Α     alpha                     a       father
       β       Β     beta                      b       big
       γ       Γ     gamma                     g       God / γγ=ng (angle) / γκ=nk (ankle)
       δ       ∆     delta                     d       door
       ε       Ε     epsilon                   e       met
       ζ       Ζ     zeta (zeyta)              z       zeal or kudzu
       η       Η     eta (eyta)                ē       obey
       θ       Θ     theta (theyta)           th       thing (not as in this)
       ι       Ι     iota                      i       pit or police
       κ       Κ     kappa                     k       keep
       λ       Λ     lambda                    l       law
       µ       Μ     mu (moo)                 m        mother
       ν       Ν     nu (noo)                  n       number
       ξ       Ξ     xi (ksee)                 x       fox
       ο       Ο     omicron                   o       not [o-micron; small o]
       π       Π     pi (pee)                  p       poor
       ρ       Ρ     rho                     r, rh     rod, rhythm
      σ, ς     Σ     sigma                     s       save [the form ς occurs only at end of word]
       τ       Τ     tau                       t       time
       υ       Υ     upsilon                 u, y      French u or German ü
       φ       Φ     phi (phee)               ph       phone
       χ       Χ     chi (chee)               ch       German ich
       ψ       Ψ     psi (psee)               ps       tipsy
       ω       Ω     omega                     ō       vote [o-mega; big o]

Diphthongs                                                   Breathing Marks
      αι       ai    aisle                                             smooth           = a; ν=ĕn
      ει       ei    neighbor                                         rough (h)         = ha; ν=hĕn
      οι       oi    oil
                                                             Accents
      υι      uee    queen
                                                                       ´        acute
      αυ      ow     cow
                                                                     ~ or ˆ     circumflex
      ου       oo    food                                              `        grave
      ευ      e+u    met+rude (~feud)
      ηυ      ē+u    obey+rude                               Combinations of Accents & Breathings
                                                                , ,  / , ,  // Α, Α, Α
Punctuation
                                                             Iota Subscript
   Comma, period: Same as in English
   Raised dot (?) = Colon or Semicolon                            Only with 3 vowels: , , 
   Semicolon (;) in Greek = Question mark                         Has no effect on pronunciation

Syllables                                                    Diaeresis (dee-eye-re-sis)
     ultima (last)                                               Keeps 2 vowels separate (¨)
     penult (next to last)                                       Examples: Ησαḯας = Η-σα-ι-ας (Isaiah)
     antepenult (third from last)                                       Κáïν = Κα-ιν (Cain)
                                                             Elision — apostrophe (’) marks an omitted letter
                     Practice the Greek alphabet at: http://www.aoal.org/Greek/greekalphabet.htm

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Greek alphabet chart

  • 1. Greek Alphabet Charts α Α alpha a father β Β beta b big γ Γ gamma g God / γγ=ng (angle) / γκ=nk (ankle) δ ∆ delta d door ε Ε epsilon e met ζ Ζ zeta (zeyta) z zeal or kudzu η Η eta (eyta) ē obey θ Θ theta (theyta) th thing (not as in this) ι Ι iota i pit or police κ Κ kappa k keep λ Λ lambda l law µ Μ mu (moo) m mother ν Ν nu (noo) n number ξ Ξ xi (ksee) x fox ο Ο omicron o not [o-micron; small o] π Π pi (pee) p poor ρ Ρ rho r, rh rod, rhythm σ, ς Σ sigma s save [the form ς occurs only at end of word] τ Τ tau t time υ Υ upsilon u, y French u or German ü φ Φ phi (phee) ph phone χ Χ chi (chee) ch German ich ψ Ψ psi (psee) ps tipsy ω Ω omega ō vote [o-mega; big o] Diphthongs Breathing Marks αι ai aisle  smooth  = a; ν=ĕn ει ei neighbor  rough (h)  = ha; ν=hĕn οι oi oil Accents υι uee queen ´ acute αυ ow cow ~ or ˆ circumflex ου oo food ` grave ευ e+u met+rude (~feud) ηυ ē+u obey+rude Combinations of Accents & Breathings , ,  / , ,  // Α, Α, Α Punctuation Iota Subscript Comma, period: Same as in English Raised dot (?) = Colon or Semicolon Only with 3 vowels: , ,  Semicolon (;) in Greek = Question mark Has no effect on pronunciation Syllables Diaeresis (dee-eye-re-sis) ultima (last) Keeps 2 vowels separate (¨) penult (next to last) Examples: Ησαḯας = Η-σα-ι-ας (Isaiah) antepenult (third from last) Κáïν = Κα-ιν (Cain) Elision — apostrophe (’) marks an omitted letter Practice the Greek alphabet at: http://www.aoal.org/Greek/greekalphabet.htm