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Front Endsheets

THE GREEK ALPHABET

Capital Small Name Transliteration and

Letters Letters Pronunciationa

Α α Alʹpha a

Β β Beʹta b

Γ γ Gamʹma g, hard, as in beginb

Δ δ Delʹta d

Ε ε Eʹpsi·lon e, short, as in met

Ζ ζ Zeʹta z

Η η Eʹta e, long, as in they

Θ θ Theʹta th

Ι ι I·oʹta i as in machine

Κ κ Kapʹpa k

Λ λ Lamʹbda l

Μ μ My m

Ν ν Ny n

Ξ ξ Xi x

Ο ο Oʹmi·kron o, short, as in lot

Π π Pi p

Ρ ρ Rho r

Σ σ, ςc Sigʹma s

Τ τ Tau t

Υ υ Yʹpsi·lon y or u,d French u or German ü

Φ φ Phi ph as in phase

Χ χ Khi kh as in elkhorn

Ψ ψ Psi ps as in lips

Ω ω O·meʹga o, long, as in note

Pronunciation shown here differs from modern Greek.

Before κ, ξ, χ, or another γ, it is nasal and pronounced like n in think.

Used only at the end of a word when sigʹma occurs.

Yʹpsi·lon is u when it is part of a diphthong.

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