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The Greek Alphabet From Alpha to Omega. A a Name: Alpha Sound: “Father” “I am the Alpha and the Omega”

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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

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