The Greek Alphabet From Alpha to Omega. A a Name: Alpha Sound: “Father” “I am the Alpha and the Omega”

The Greek AlphabetThe Greek Alphabet

From Alpha to Omega

A aA aName: Alpha

Sound: “Father”

“I am the Alpha and the Omega”

B bB bName: Beta

Sound: “Begin”

G gG gName: Gamma

Sound: “Gift”

A double gg is pronounced “sing”

D dD dName: Delta

Sound: “Disciple”

E eE eName: Epsilon

Sound: “Get”

Z zZ zName: Zeta

Sound: “Zoo”

Zhtew is “to look” or “seek”

H hH hName: Eta

Sound: “They”

Modern Greek pronounces this as “key”

Q qQ qName: Theta

Sound: “Theology”

Begins the word Qeoj, “God”

I iI iName: Iota

Sound: “Fit”

Not one ivw/ta or stroke shall pass from the law…

(Matthew 5:18)

K kK kName: Kappa

Sound: “King”

L lL lName: Lamda

Sound: “Listen”

M M mm

Name: Mu

Sound: “Man”

N nN nName: Nu

Sound: “Name”

X xX xName: Xi

Sound: “Wax”

O oO oName: Omicron

Sound: “Offering”

When used by itself, o` is used as a definite article (“the”)

P pP pName: Pi

Sound: “Pray”

Used today to describe the circumference of a circle

R rR rName: Rho

Sound: “Ring”

S sS s,, j jName: Sigma

Sound: “Sit”

Normally appears as s, but turns to j at the end of a word

T tT tName: Tau

Sound: “Teach”

U uU uName: Upsilon

Sound: “Duty”

The Greek word u`yhloj means “high”

F fF fName: Phi

Sound: “Phone”

C cC cName: Chi

Sound: “Christ”

This accounts for the shorthand “Xmas”

Y yY yName: Psi

Sound: “Lips”

Accounts for the spelling of “pseudo”

W W ww

Name: Omega

Sound: “Gold”

“I am the Alpha and the Omega”

aa, , ee, , hh, , ii, , oo, , uu, , ww

English

There is a relationship between e and h

a, e, i, o, u, ya, e, i, o, u, y

Greek

VowelsVowels

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Type of Breathing Mark

Smooth Breathing Mark

Breathing Marks Breathing Marks

Rough Breathing Mark

ExampleWhat it does

Gives an “h” sound

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