1. The Greek Alphabet From Alpha to Omega

2. A a Name: Alpha Sound: “Father” “I am the Alpha and the Omega”

3. B b Name: Beta Sound: “Begin”

4. G g Name: Gamma Sound: “Gift” A double gg is pronounced “sing”

5. D d Name: Delta Sound: “Disciple”

6. E e Name: Epsilon Sound: “Get”

7. Z z Name: Zeta Sound: “Zoo” Zhtew is “to look” or “seek”

8. H h Name: Eta Sound: “They” Modern Greek pronounces this as “key”

9. Q q Name: Theta Sound: “Theology” Begins the word Qeoj, “God”

10. I i Name: Iota Sound: “Fit” Not one ivw/ta or stroke shall pass from the law… (Matthew 5:18)

11. K k Name: Kappa Sound: “King”

12. L l Name: Lamda Sound: “Listen”

13. M m Name: Mu Sound: “Man”

14. N n Name: Nu Sound: “Name”

15. X x Name: Xi Sound: “Wax”

16. O o Name: Omicron Sound: “Offering” When used by itself, o` is used as a definite article (“the”)

17. P p Name: Pi Sound: “Pray” Used today to describe the circumference of a circle

18. R r Name: Rho Sound: “Ring”

19. S s, j Name: Sigma Sound: “Sit” Normally appears as s, but turns to j at the end of a word

20. T t Name: Tau Sound: “Teach”

21. U u Name: Upsilon Sound: “Duty” The Greek word u`yhloj means “high”

22. F f Name: Phi Sound: “Phone”

23. C c Name: Chi Sound: “Christ” This accounts for the shorthand “Xmas”

24. Y y Name: Psi Sound: “Lips” Accounts for the spelling of “pseudo”

25. W w Name: Omega Sound: “Gold” “I am the Alpha and the Omega”

26. a, e, h, i, o, u, w English There is a relationship between e and h a, e, i, o, u, y Greek Vowels

27. a[gioj Type of Breathing Mark Smooth Breathing Mark Breathing Marks Rough Breathing Mark Example What it does Gives an “h” sound Silent avpo,stolo j