The Greek alphabet

Phoenician Greek

samekh /s/ Ξ xi /ks/

ʿayin /ʕ/ Ο omicron /o/, /oː/[14]

pe /p/ Π pi /p/

ṣade /sˤ/ – (san) /s/

qoph /q/ – (koppa) /k/

reš /r/ Ρ rho /r/

šin /ʃ/ Σ sigma /s/

taw /t/ Τ tau /t/

(waw) /w/ Υ upsilon /u/, /uː/

– Φ phi /pʰ/

– Χ chi /kʰ/

– Ψ psi /ps/

– Ω omega /ɔː/

 

 

Greek was originally written from right to left, just like Phoenician.For a time, a writing style with alternating right-to-left and left-to-right lines was common, until in the classical period the left-to-right writing direction became the norm. Individual letter shapes were mirrored depending on the writing direction of the current line.

Greek was originally written from right to left, just like Phoenician.For a time, a writing style with alternating right-to-left and left-to-right lines was common, until in the classical period the left-to-right writing direction became the norm. Individual letter shapes were mirrored depending on the writing direction of the current line.

Greek Alphabet. (Names of the letters pronounced in Modern Greek)

• aleph Α alpʰa ˈalfa ἄλφα alpha
• beth Β bɛːta ˈvita βῆτα beta
• gimel Γ gamma ˈɣama γάμμα gamma
• daleth Δ delta ˈðelta δέλτα delta
• heth Η hɛːta, ɛːta ˈita ἦτα eta
• teth Θ tʰɛːta ˈθita θῆτα theta
• yodh Ι iɔːta ˈjota ἰῶτα iota
• kaph Κ kappa ˈkapa κάππα kappa
• lamedh Λ lambda ˈlamða λάμβδα lambda
• mem Μ myː mi μῦ mu
• nun Ν nyː ni νῦ nu
• reš Ρ rɔː ro ῥῶ rho
• taw Τ tau taf ταῦ tau

Greek letters were also used to write numbers. In the classical Ionian system, the first nine letters of the alphabet stood for the numbers from 1 to 9, the next nine letters stood for the multiples of 10, from 10 to 90, and the next nine letters stood for the multiples of 100, from 100 to 900. For this purpose, in addition to the 24 letters which by that time made up the standard alphabet.

Greek letters were also used to write numbers. In the classical Ionian system, the first nine letters of the alphabet stood for the numbers from 1 to 9, the next nine letters stood for the multiples of 10, from 10 to 90, and the next nine letters stood for the multiples of 100, from 100 to 900. For this purpose, in addition to the 24 letters which by that time made up the standard alphabet.

Numbers

ΑΑʹ αʹ alpha 1

Βʹ βʹ beta 2

Γʹ γʹ gamma 3

Δʹ δʹ delta 4

Εʹ εʹ epsilon 5

ϛʹ digamma (stigma) 6

Ζʹ ζʹ zeta 7

Ηʹ ηʹ eta 8

Θʹ θʹ theta 9

Ιʹ ιʹ iota 10

Κʹ κʹ kappa 20

Λʹ λʹ lambda 30

Μʹ μʹ mu 40

Νʹ νʹ nu 50

Νʹ νʹ nu 50

Ξʹ ξʹ xi 60

Οʹ οʹ omicron 70

Πʹ πʹ pi 80

ϟʹ koppa 90

Ρʹ ρʹ rho 100

Σʹ σʹ sigma 200

Τʹ τʹ tau 300

Υʹ υʹ upsilon 400

Φʹ φʹ phi 500

Χʹ χʹ chi 600

Ψʹ ψʹ psi 700

Ωʹ ωʹ omega 800

ϡʹ sampi 900

 

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