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Greek Alphabet: "alpha" to "omega"



Although the Greek alphabet is an ancestor of the English alphabet, the order and shape of the English letters are essentially the same as that of the Latin alphabet. Since most Greek words came into English through Latin, it has had the greatest influence on the transliteration of Greek for use in English.

The Latin alphabet is a modification of one of the many Greek alphabets. The order and shape of the Latin letters is the same as English except that the Classical Latin alphabet had no j, u, or w; which were introduced sometime during the Middle Ages.

The Greek alphabet used today is based on the one that was used in Athens by the end of the fifth century B.C. The table shows the modern English pronunciation of each ancient Greek character as it is now generally used in English. Modern Greeks have different pronunciations for many of the Greek letters presented here.


For links that will explain each letter of the Greek alphabet and show their applicatiions in various academic fields, go to this Greek Alphabetical Symbols page.

  Greek     English     English     Latinized  
  Letters     Names     Pronunciations     Transcriptions  
   alpha   
   AL fuh   
   a   
  beta  
  BAY tuh   
   b   
   gamma   
   GAM muh   
   g   
   delta   
   DEL tuh   
   d   
letter alpha
   epsilon   
   EP suh luhn   
   e   
letter alpha
   zeta   
   ZAY tuh, ZEE tuh   
   z   
letter alpha
   eta   
   AY tuh, EE tuh   
   e   
letter alpha
   theta   
   THAY tuh, THEE tuh   
   th   
letter alpha
   iota   
   igh OH tuh   
   i   
letter alpha
   kappa   
   KAP uh   
   k, c   
letter alpha
   lambda   
   LAM duh   
   l   
letter alpha
   mu   
   MYOO, MOO   
   m   
letter alpha
   nu   
   NOO, NYOO   
   n   
letter alpha
   xi   
   KSIGH, ZIGH, SIGH   
   x   
letter alpha
 omicron 
   AHM i krahn", OH mi krahn"   
   “short” o   
letter alpha
   pi   
   PIGH   
   p   
letter alpha
   rho   
   ROH   
   r; rr; rh   
letter alpha
   sigma   
   SIG muh   
   s   
letter alpha
   tau   
   TAW, TOH   
   t   
letter alpha
   upsilon   
  UP suh lahn", YOOP suh lahn"  
   y or u   
letter alpha
   phi   
   FIGH   
   ph   
letter alpha
   chi   
   KIGH   
   ch   
letter alpha
   psi   
   SIGH, PSIGH   
   ps   
letter alpha
   omega   
   oh MEG uh, oh MAY guh   
   “long” o