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1
Q

ἄλφα

A

alpha
α = sound in ‘top’
ᾱ = sound in ‘top’ but longer

2
Q

βῆτα

A

beta

β = b

3
Q

γάμμα

A

gamma
γ = g
before, γ, κ, ξ or χ it is = guh

4
Q

δέλτα

A

delta

δ = d

5
Q

ἔψῑλόν

A

epsilon

ε = e in ‘get’

6
Q

ζῆτα

A

zeta
σ + δ = sd in ‘wisdom’
‘zuh’

7
Q

ἦτα

A

eta

η = sound in ‘bed’ but held longer

8
Q

θῆτα

A

theta

θ = aspirated t as in ‘top’

9
Q

ἰῶτα

A

iota
ι = sound in ‘it’
ῑ = sound in ‘keen’

10
Q

κάππα

A

kappa

κ = k as in ‘sack’

11
Q

λάμβδα

A

lambda

λ = l

12
Q

μῦ

A

mu

μ = m

13
Q

νῦ

A

nu

ν = n

14
Q

ξῖ

A

xi

ξ = κ + σ = the sound of the x in ‘axe’

15
Q

ὄμῑκρόν

A

Omicron
The sound in ‘boat’ or ‘goat’
Oh

16
Q

πῖ

A

Pi

π = p without aspiration

17
Q

ῥῶ

A

Rho

ρ = a trilled ‘r’

18
Q

σιγμα

A

Sigma
σ = s as in ‘sing’
before β, γ, δ, μ it is like a ‘z’

19
Q

ταῦ

A

Tau

τ = t without aspiration, as in ‘sat’

20
Q

ὔψῑλόν

A

Upsilon
υ = sound in french ‘tu’
ῡ = sound in french ‘tu’ but held longer

21
Q

φῖ

A

Phi

φ = aspirated p as in ‘pot’

22
Q

χῖ

A

Chi

χ = aspirated k as in ‘kit’

23
Q

ψῖ

A

Psi

ψ = π + σ = ps as in ‘lips’

24
Q

ὦμέγα

A

Omega

= sound in caught but held longer