Alphabet

Question 1

ἄλφα

Answer 1

alpha
α = sound in ‘top’
ᾱ = sound in ‘top’ but longer

Question 2

βῆτα

Answer 2

beta

β = b

Question 3

γάμμα

Answer 3

gamma
γ = g
before, γ, κ, ξ or χ it is = guh

Question 4

δέλτα

Answer 4

delta

δ = d

Question 5

ἔψῑλόν

Answer 5

epsilon

ε = e in ‘get’

Question 6

ζῆτα

Answer 6

zeta
σ + δ = sd in ‘wisdom’
‘zuh’

Question 7

ἦτα

Answer 7

eta

η = sound in ‘bed’ but held longer

Question 8

θῆτα

Answer 8

theta

θ = aspirated t as in ‘top’

Question 9

ἰῶτα

Answer 9

iota
ι = sound in ‘it’
ῑ = sound in ‘keen’

Question 10

κάππα

Answer 10

kappa

κ = k as in ‘sack’

Question 11

λάμβδα

Answer 11

lambda

λ = l

Question 12

μῦ

Answer 12

mu

μ = m

Question 13

νῦ

Answer 13

nu

ν = n

Question 14

ξῖ

Answer 14

xi

ξ = κ + σ = the sound of the x in ‘axe’

Question 15

ὄμῑκρόν

Answer 15

Omicron
The sound in ‘boat’ or ‘goat’
Oh

Question 16

πῖ

Answer 16

Pi

π = p without aspiration

Question 17

ῥῶ

Answer 17

Rho

ρ = a trilled ‘r’

Question 18

σιγμα

Answer 18

Sigma
σ = s as in ‘sing’
before β, γ, δ, μ it is like a ‘z’

Question 19

ταῦ

Answer 19

Tau

τ = t without aspiration, as in ‘sat’

Question 20

ὔψῑλόν

Answer 20

Upsilon
υ = sound in french ‘tu’
ῡ = sound in french ‘tu’ but held longer

Question 21

φῖ

Answer 21

Phi

φ = aspirated p as in ‘pot’

Question 22

χῖ

Answer 22

Chi

χ = aspirated k as in ‘kit’

Question 23

ψῖ

Answer 23

Psi

ψ = π + σ = ps as in ‘lips’

Question 24

ὦμέγα

Answer 24

Omega

= sound in caught but held longer