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The Koine Greek alphabet consists of 24 letters. All Greek was originally written in upper case, without spaces between words, and without added punctuation, but today, most texts are are written in lower case, with punctuation and spaces between words.
Alphabet
Below is a table showing the letters.
Letter name | Lower Case | Upper Case | Transliteration | Pronunciation |
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alpha | α | Α | a | father |
beta | β | Β | b | beta |
gamma | γ | Γ | g | gamma |
delta | δ | Δ | d | delta |
epsilon | ε | Ε | e | epsilon |
zêta | ζ | Ζ | z | zêta |
êta | η | Η | ê or ē | obey |
thêta | θ | Θ | th | thêta |
iota | ι | Ι | i | |
kappa | κ | Κ | k | kappa |
lambda | λ | Λ | l or L | lambda |
mu | μ | Μ | m | mu |
nu | ν | Ν | n | nu |
xi | ξ | Ξ | ks | axiom |
omicron | ο | Ο | o | omicron |
pi | π | Π | p | pi |
rho | ρ | Ρ | r | rho |
sigma | σ / ς | Σ | s | sigma |
tau | τ | Τ | t | tau |
upsilon | υ | Υ | u sometimes y | oops |
phi | φ | Φ | ph | father |
chi | χ | Χ | ch | |
psi | ψ | Ψ | ps | |
omega | ω | Ω | ô or ō | obey |