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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

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