Chapter 1: Greek Alphabet (Full) Flashcards
α
Alpha
(father)
(1st Letter of the Alphabet)
Α
Capital Alpha
(father)
(1st Letter of the Alphabet)
β
Beta
(ball)
(2nd Letter in the Alphabet)
Β
Capital Beta
(B as in ball)
(2nd Letter in the Alphabet)
γ
Gamma
(gift)
(3rd Letter of the Alphabet)
Γ
Capital Gamma
(gift)
(3rd Letter of the Alphabet)
δ
Delta
(dog)
(4th Letter of the Alphabet)
Δ
Capital Delta
(dog)
(4th Letter of the Alphabet)
ε
Epsilon
(echo)
(5th Letter of the Alphabet)
Ε
Capital Epsilon
(echo)
(5th Letter of the Alphabet)
ζ
Zeta
(kudzu)
(6th Letter of the Alphabet)
Ζ
Capital Zeta
(kudzu)
(6th Letter of the Alphabet)
η
Eta
(ate)
(7th Letter of the Alphabet)
Η
Capital Eta
(ate)
(7th Letter of the Alphabet)
θ
Theta
(thin)
(8th Letter of the Alphabet)
Θ
Capital Theta
(thin)
(8th Letter of the Alphabet)
ι
Iota
(ski)
(9th Letter in the Alphabet)
Ι
Capital Iota
(ski)
(9th Letter in the Alphabet)
κ
Kappa
(key)
(10th Letter in the Alphabet)
Κ
Capital Kappa
(key)
(10th Letter in the Alphabet)
λ
Lambda
(lock)
(11th Letter in the Alphabet)
Λ
Capital Lambda
(lock)
(11th Letter in the Alphabet)
μ
Mu
(mom)
(12th Letter of the Alphabet)
Μ
Capital Mu
(mom)
(12th Letter of the Alphabet)
ν
Nu
(nail)
(13th Letter of the Alphabet)
Ν
Capital Nu
(nail)
(13th Letter of the Alphabet)
ξ
Xi
(fox)
(14th Letter of the Alphabet)
Ξ
Capital Xi
(fox)
(14th Letter of the Alphabet)
ο
Omicron
(often)
(15th Letter of the Alphabet)
Ο
Capital Omicron
(often)
(15th Letter of the Alphabet)
π
Pi
(pond)
(16th Letter of the Alphabet)
Π
Capital Pi
(pond)
(16th Letter of the Alphabet)
ρ
Rho
(rhyme)
(17th Letter of the Alphabet)
Ρ
Capital Rho
(rhyme)
(17th Letter of the Alphabet)
σ
Sigma
(sand)
(18th Letter of the Alphabet)
ς
Final Sigma
(sand)
(18th Letter of the Alphabet)
Σ
Capital Sigma
(sand)
(18th Letter of the Alphabet)
τ
Tau
(tap)
(19th Letter of the Alphabet)
Τ
Capital Tau
(tap)
(19th Letter of the Alphabet)
υ
Upsilon
(boot)
(20th Letter of the Alphabet)
Υ
Capital Upsilon
(boot)
(20th Letter of the Alphabet)
φ
Phi
(phone)
(21st Letter of the Alphabet)
Φ
Capital Phi
(phone)
(21st Letter of the Alphabet)
χ
Chi
(ache)
(22nd Letter of the Alphabet)
Χ
Capital Chi
(ache)
(22nd Letter of the Alphabet)
ψ
Psi
(oops)
(23rd Letter of the Alphabet)
Ψ
Capital Psi
(oops)
(23rd Letter of the Alphabet)
ω
Omega
(obey)
(24th and Final Letter of the Alphabet)
Ω
Capital Omega
(obey)
(24th and Final Letter of the Alphabet)
(ἀ/ἐ/ὀ)
Smooth Breathing Mark
(At the Beginning of Words Starting in Vowels, makes no noise)
(ἁ/ἑ/ὁ)
Rough Breathing Mark
(At the Beginning of Words Starting in Vowels, makes an “h” sound as in hello)
(ᾳ/ῃ/ῳ)
Iota Subscript
(Not pronounced, indicates an iota that has dropped off)
(ά/έ/ώ/ὰ/ὲ/ὼ)
Accent Marks
(Marks the Vowel on which to put emphasis)
(Ex: λύω = luoh, not luoh)
(ᾶ/ῖ/ῆ/ῶ)
Circumflex
(Not pronounced, indicates a letter has dropped out or lengthened/combined)
. (α.)
Period (.)
, (α,)
Comma (,)
· (α·)
Semicolon (;)
; (α;)
Question Mark (?)
Memorize the order of the alphabet, and be able to write out the lowercase forms
α,β,γ,δ,ε,ζ,η,θ,ι,κ,λ,μ,ν,ξ,ο,π,ρ,σ/ς, τ,υ,φ,χ,ψ,ω
(Don’t forget final sigma!)