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English
Spelling |
Pronunciation |
Greek
Capitol
Letter |
Greek
Small
Letter |
English
Equivalent |
Symbol
Font
Equivalent |
| 1 |
Alpha |
Al fuh |
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A |
A |
| 2 |
Beta |
Bay tuh |
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B |
B |
| 3 |
Gamma |
Gam muh |
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G |
G |
| 4 |
Delta |
Del tuh |
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D |
D |
| 5 |
Epsilon |
Ep sil on |
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E |
E |
| 6 |
Zeta |
Zay tuh |
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Z |
Z |
| 7 |
Eta |
Ay tuh |
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E |
H |
| 8 |
Theta |
Thay tuh |
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Th |
Q |
| 9 |
Iota |
eye Oh tuh |
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I |
I |
| 10 |
Kappa |
Kap puh |
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K |
K |
| 11 |
Lambda |
Lam duh |
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L |
L |
| 12 |
Mu |
Moo or Myoo |
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M |
M |
| 13 |
Nu |
Noo |
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N |
N |
| 14 |
Xi* |
Zee* |
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X |
X |
| 15 |
Omicron |
Ome ih cron |
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O |
O |
| 16 |
Pi |
Pie |
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P |
P |
| 17 |
Rho |
Row |
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R |
R |
| 18 |
Sigma |
Sig muh |
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S |
S |
| 19 |
Tau |
T-ou(as in out) |
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T |
T |
| 20 |
Upsilon |
Up sil on |
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U |
U |
| 21 |
Phi |
F-eye |
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Ph |
F |
| 22 |
Chi |
K-eye |
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Ch |
C |
| 23 |
Psi |
S-eye |
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Ps |
Y |
| 24 |
Omega |
Ome ay guh |
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O |
W |
NOTES
- Mistaken Identity:
- Even though Eta looks like an "H" and its Symbol Font
equivalent is "H", the true English translation is "E".
- Upsilon may look like a "Y", but it translates to "U" and should
not be confused with Psi.
- Rho looks like a "P", but translates to an "R".
- * Even though Xi is pronounced "Zee" or "Z", it should always be
spelled "Xi" or "X" when translated and should not be confused with
Zeta.
- Loose Translations:
- In all cases, the letters Omicron and Omega translate to
the same English letter "O" and Epsilon & Eta both
translate to "E", but they are not the same letters.
- In looser translations, Pi, Phi, and Psi all
translate to the English letter "P", Theta & Tau translate
to "T", and Xi and Chi translate to "X".
- For instance, when we use the letters "KYX", we really mean Kappa
Upsilon Chi, not Kappa Psi Xi.
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