Greek Alphabet

• The 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

1. Alpha
2. Beta
3. Gamma
4. Delta
5. Epsilon
6. Zeta
7. Eta
8. Theta
9. Iota
10. Kappa
11. Lambda
12. Mu
13. Nu
14. Xi
15. Omicron
16. Pi
17. Rho
18. Sigma
19. Tau
20. Upsilon
21. Phi
22. Chi
23. Psi
24. 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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