Greek Alphabet

  • ΑThe Ancient Greek Alphabet consisted of 24 Letters and was derived from the Phoenician Alphabet.

Description

  • The Greek Alphabet was the basis for the Roman Alphabet.
  • Greek was written originally from right to left, like Phoenician.
  • The word Alphabet is derived from the first two letters of the Phoenician Alphabet, Aleph and Beth.

Boustrophedon

  • But Greek could also be written in both directions, alternating from line to line, known as Boustrophedon. Eventually, writing from left to right became standard during the Greek Classical Period.

The Greek Alphabet

 

Upper Case Lower Case Greek Letter
1 Α α Alpha
2 Β β Beta
3 Γ γ Gamma
4 Δ δ Delta
5 Ε ε Epsilon
6 Ζ ζ Zeta
7 Η η Eta
8 Θ θ Theta
9 Ι ι Iota
10 Κ κ Kappa
11 Λ λ Lambda
12 Μ μ Mu
13 Ν ν Nu
14 Ξ ξ Xi
15 Ο ο Omicron
16 Π π Pi
17 Ρ ρ Rho
18 Σ σ Sigma
19 Τ τ Tau
20 Υ υ Upsilon
21 Φ φ Phi
22 Χ χ Chi
23 Ψ ψ Psi
24 Ω ω Omega

 

Greek Number Prefixes

 

1 Hen Mono
2 Duo Dyakis
3 Tri Triakis
4 Tetra Tetrakis
5 Penta Pentakis
6 Hexa Hexakis
7 Hepta Heptakis
8 Octa Octakis
9 Ennea Enneakis
10 Deca Decakis

 

 

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