| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| α Α alpha |
β Β beta |
γ Γ gamma |
δ Δ delta |
ε Ε epsilon |
ζ Ζ zeta |
| η Η eta |
θ Θ theta |
ι Ι iota |
κ Κ kappa |
λ Λ lambda |
μ Μ mu |
| ν Ν nu |
ξ Ξ xi |
ο Ο omicron |
π Π pi |
ρ Ρ rho |
σ Σ sigma |
| τ Τ tau |
υ Υ upsilon |
φ Φ phi |
χ Χ chi |
ψ Ψ psi |
ω Ω omega |
Sigma (σ,ς): There are two forms for the letter Sigma. When written at the end of a word, it is written like this: ς. If it occurs anywhere else, it is written like this: σ.
Upsilon (υ): In the above table, we suggest that you pronounce this letter like “u” in “put”. The preferred pronunciation is actually more like the German “ü” as in “Brücke”, or like the French “u” as in “tu”. If you do not speak German or French, don’t worry about it, just pronounce it the way the table suggests.
Chi (χ): This is the same sound as “ch” in “Bach”, which does not sound like “ch” in “chair”. The same sound occurs in the Scottish “Loch”, as in “Loch Lomond”, or the German “ach!”.
| Uppercase |
Lowercase |
Name |
English |
| Α |
α |
alpha |
a |
| Β |
β |
beta |
b |
| Γ |
γ |
gamma |
g |
| Δ |
δ |
delta |
d |
| Ε |
ε |
epsilon |
e |
| Ζ |
ζ |
zeta |
z |
| Η |
η |
eta |
h |
| Θ |
θ |
thêta |
th |
| Ι |
ι |
iota |
i |
| Κ |
κ |
kappa |
k |
| Λ |
λ |
lambda |
l |
| Μ |
μ |
mu |
m |
| Ν |
ν |
nu |
n |
| Ξ |
ξ |
xi |
x |
| Ο |
ο |
omicron |
o |
| Π |
π |
pi |
p |
| Ρ |
ρ |
rho |
r |
| Σ |
σ, ς |
sigma |
s |
| Τ |
τ |
tau |
t |
| Υ |
υ |
upsilon |
u |
| Φ |
φ |
phi |
ph |
| Χ |
χ |
chi |
ch |
| Ψ |
ψ |
psi |
ps |
| Ω |
ω |
omega |
ô |
Origins
| Greek Alphabet Origins |
| Egyptian hieroglyphs (3500 BC) |
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| Proto-Sinaitic alphabet (1800 BC) |
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| Phoenician alphabet (1200 BC) |
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| Greek alphabet (800 BC) |