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The Greek Alphabet

The Greek Alphabet. From Alpha to Omega. A a. Name: Alpha Sound: “F a ther”. “I am the Alpha and the Omega”. B b. Name: Beta Sound: “ B egin”. G g. Name: Gamma Sound: “ G ift”. A double gg is pronounced “ si ng”. D d. Name: Delta Sound: “ D isciple”. E e.

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The Greek Alphabet

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  1. The Greek Alphabet From Alpha to Omega

  2. A a Name:Alpha Sound: “Father” “I am the Alpha and the Omega”

  3. B b Name:Beta Sound: “Begin”

  4. G g Name:Gamma Sound: “Gift” A double gg is pronounced “sing”

  5. D d Name:Delta Sound: “Disciple”

  6. E e Name:Epsilon Sound: “Get”

  7. Z z Name:Zeta Sound: “Zoo” Zhtew is “to look” or “seek”

  8. H h Name:Eta Sound: “They” Modern Greek pronounces this as “key”

  9. Q q Name:Theta Sound: “Theology” Begins the word Qeoj, “God”

  10. I i Name:Iota Sound: “Fit” Not one ivw/ta or stroke shall pass from the law… (Matthew 5:18)

  11. K k Name:Kappa Sound: “King”

  12. L l Name:Lamda Sound: “Listen”

  13. M m Name:Mu Sound: “Man”

  14. N n Name:Nu Sound: “Name”

  15. X x Name:Xi Sound: “Wax”

  16. O o Name:Omicron Sound: “Offering” When used by itself, o`is used as a definite article (“the”)

  17. P p Name:Pi Sound: “Pray” Used today to describe the circumference of a circle

  18. R r Name:Rho Sound: “Ring”

  19. S s, j Name:Sigma Sound: “Sit” Normally appears as s, but turns to j at the end of a word

  20. T t Name:Tau Sound: “Teach”

  21. U u Name:Upsilon Sound: “Duty” The Greek word u`yhlojmeans “high”

  22. F f Name:Phi Sound: “Phone”

  23. C c Name:Chi Sound: “Christ” This accounts for the shorthand “Xmas”

  24. Y y Name:Psi Sound: “Lips” Accounts for the spelling of “pseudo”

  25. W w Name:Omega Sound: “Gold” “I am the Alpha and the Omega”

  26. Vowels Greek a, e, h, i, o, u, w a, e, i, o, u, y English There is a relationship between e and h

  27. Breathing Marks What it does Example a[gioj Rough Breathing Mark Gives an “h” sound avpo,stoloj Smooth Breathing Mark Type of Breathing Mark Silent

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