Chapter 1: Greek Alphabet (Full) Flashcards

(59 cards)

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α

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Alpha
(father)
(1st Letter of the Alphabet)

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Α

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Capital Alpha
(father)
(1st Letter of the Alphabet)

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β

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Beta
(ball)
(2nd Letter in the Alphabet)

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Β

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Capital Beta
(B as in ball)
(2nd Letter in the Alphabet)

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5
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γ

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Gamma
(gift)
(3rd Letter of the Alphabet)

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Γ

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Capital Gamma
(gift)
(3rd Letter of the Alphabet)

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δ

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Delta
(dog)
(4th Letter of the Alphabet)

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Δ

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Capital Delta
(dog)
(4th Letter of the Alphabet)

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ε

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Epsilon
(echo)
(5th Letter of the Alphabet)

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Ε

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Capital Epsilon
(echo)
(5th Letter of the Alphabet)

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ζ

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Zeta
(kudzu)
(6th Letter of the Alphabet)

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Ζ

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Capital Zeta
(kudzu)
(6th Letter of the Alphabet)

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η

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Eta
(ate)
(7th Letter of the Alphabet)

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Η

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Capital Eta
(ate)
(7th Letter of the Alphabet)

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θ

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Theta
(thin)
(8th Letter of the Alphabet)

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16
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Θ

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Capital Theta
(thin)
(8th Letter of the Alphabet)

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17
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ι

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Iota
(ski)
(9th Letter in the Alphabet)

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Ι

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Capital Iota
(ski)
(9th Letter in the Alphabet)

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κ

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Kappa
(key)
(10th Letter in the Alphabet)

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Κ

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Capital Kappa
(key)
(10th Letter in the Alphabet)

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21
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λ

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Lambda
(lock)
(11th Letter in the Alphabet)

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22
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Λ

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Capital Lambda
(lock)
(11th Letter in the Alphabet)

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23
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μ

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Mu
(mom)
(12th Letter of the Alphabet)

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Μ

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Capital Mu
(mom)
(12th Letter of the Alphabet)

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ν
Nu (**n**ail) (13th Letter of the Alphabet)
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Ν
Capital Nu (**n**ail) (13th Letter of the Alphabet)
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ξ
Xi (fo**x**) (14th Letter of the Alphabet)
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Ξ
Capital Xi (fo**x**) (14th Letter of the Alphabet)
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ο
Omicron (**o**ften) (15th Letter of the Alphabet)
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Ο
Capital Omicron (**o**ften) (15th Letter of the Alphabet)
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π
Pi (**p**ond) (16th Letter of the Alphabet)
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Π
Capital Pi (**p**ond) (16th Letter of the Alphabet)
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ρ
Rho (**rh**yme) (17th Letter of the Alphabet)
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Ρ
Capital Rho (**rh**yme) (17th Letter of the Alphabet)
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σ
Sigma (**s**and) (18th Letter of the Alphabet)
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ς
Final Sigma (**s**and) (18th Letter of the Alphabet)
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Σ
Capital Sigma (**s**and) (18th Letter of the Alphabet)
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τ
Tau (**t**ap) (19th Letter of the Alphabet)
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Τ
Capital Tau (**t**ap) (19th Letter of the Alphabet)
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υ
Upsilon (b**oo**t) (20th Letter of the Alphabet)
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Υ
Capital Upsilon (b**oo**t) (20th Letter of the Alphabet)
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φ
Phi (**ph**one) (21st Letter of the Alphabet)
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Φ
Capital Phi (**ph**one) (21st Letter of the Alphabet)
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χ
Chi (a**ch**e) (22nd Letter of the Alphabet)
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Χ
Capital Chi (a**ch**e) (22nd Letter of the Alphabet)
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ψ
Psi (oo**ps**) (23rd Letter of the Alphabet)
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Ψ
Capital Psi (oo**ps**) (23rd Letter of the Alphabet)
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ω
Omega (**o**bey) (24th and Final Letter of the Alphabet)
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Ω
Capital Omega (**o**bey) (24th and Final Letter of the Alphabet)
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(ἀ/ἐ/ὀ)
Smooth Breathing Mark (At the Beginning of Words Starting in Vowels, makes no noise)
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(ἁ/ἑ/ὁ)
Rough Breathing Mark (At the Beginning of Words Starting in Vowels, makes an "h" sound as in **h**ello)
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(ᾳ/ῃ/ῳ)
Iota Subscript (Not pronounced, indicates an iota that has dropped off)
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(ά/έ/ώ/ὰ/ὲ/ὼ)
Accent Marks (Marks the Vowel on which to put emphasis) (Ex: λύω = l**u**oh, not lu**oh**)
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(ᾶ/ῖ/ῆ/ῶ)
Circumflex (Not pronounced, indicates a letter has dropped out or lengthened/combined)
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. (α.)
Period (.)
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, (α,)
Comma (,)
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· (α·)
Semicolon (;)
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; (α;)
Question Mark (?)
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Memorize the order of the alphabet, and be able to write out the lowercase forms
α,β,γ,δ,ε,ζ,η,θ,ι,κ,λ,μ,ν,ξ,ο,π,ρ,σ/ς, τ,υ,φ,χ,ψ,ω | (Don't forget final sigma!)