Lesson One Flashcards
1
Q
α
A
Alpha
a as in father
a as in bat
2
Q
β
A
Beta
b as in ball
3
Q
γ
A
Gamma
g as in gift
4
Q
δ
A
Delta
d as in dog
5
Q
ε
A
Epsilon
e as in bet
6
Q
ζ
A
Zeta
dz as in adze
7
Q
η
A
Eta
e as in obey
8
Q
θ
A
Theta
th as in thin
9
Q
ι
A
Iota
i as in machine
i as in pit
10
Q
κ
A
Kappa
k as in king
11
Q
λ
A
Lambda
L as in lamb
12
Q
μ
A
Mu
m as in man
13
Q
ν
A
Nu
n as in name
14
Q
ξ
A
Xi
x as in wax
15
Q
ο
A
omicron
o as in omelet
16
Q
π
A
Pi
p as in pin
17
Q
ρ
A
Rho
r as in rat
18
Q
σ, ς
A
Sigma (σ in middle of a word; ς at end of a word [final sigma])
19
Q
τ
A
Tau
t as in tale
20
Q
υ
A
Upsilon
u as in lute (long)
u as in put (short)
21
Q
φ
A
Phi
ph as in physics
22
Q
χ
A
Chi
ch as in chemist
23
Q
ψ
A
Psi
ps as in taps
24
Q
ω
A
Omega
o as in gold
25
αι
ai as in aisle
26
ει
ei as in eight
27
οι
oi as in oil
28
υι
ui as in suite
29
αυ
au as in Fauci
30
ευ
eu as in feud
31
ου
ou as in soup
32
γ before κ, χ, or γ
ν
| ἄγγελος is angelos not aggelos
33
῾
rought breathing mark
"h" sound
ἑν is pronounced hen
34
᾽
smooth breathing
no change in pronunciation
ἐν is pronounced en
35
,
Greek comma functions like an English comma
36
.
Greek period functions like an English period
37
· (raised dot)
Greek colon
38
;
Greek question mark
39
' (apostrophe)
Occurs at the end of a word and indicates the omission of a vowel before a word that starts with a vowel
40
¨
Diaresis (two dots over vowel)
Indicates two vowels that would normally creat a dipthong are pronounced separately
E.g. Ἠσαΐας is pronounced eh-sa-i-as not eh-sai-as
41
' (coronis)
Occurs in the middle of the word and indicates that two words have been combined
42
´
acute accent
43
`
grave accent
44
῀
circumflex accent
