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+ | ''Synopsis:'' The Koine Greek alphabet consists of 24 letters. All Greek was originally written in upper case, without spaces between words, and without added punctuation, but today, most texts are are written in lower case, with punctuation and spaces between words. | ||
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+ | The Koine Greek alphabet consists of 24 letters. All Greek was originally written in upper case, without spaces between words, and without added punctuation, but today, most texts are are written in lower case, with punctuation and spaces between words. | ||
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+ | ===Alphabet=== | ||
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+ | Below is a table showing the letters. | ||
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| omega || ω || Ω || ô or ō || <u>o</u>bey | | omega || ω || Ω || ô or ō || <u>o</u>bey | ||
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+ | ===Punctuation=== | ||
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+ | ===Pronounciation=== | ||
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{{returnto}} [[Koine Greek]] | {{returnto}} [[Koine Greek]] |
Revision as of 12:51, 19 September 2007
Synopsis: The Koine Greek alphabet consists of 24 letters. All Greek was originally written in upper case, without spaces between words, and without added punctuation, but today, most texts are are written in lower case, with punctuation and spaces between words.
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Lesson
The Koine Greek alphabet consists of 24 letters. All Greek was originally written in upper case, without spaces between words, and without added punctuation, but today, most texts are are written in lower case, with punctuation and spaces between words.
Alphabet
Below is a table showing the letters.
Letter name | Lower Case | Upper Case | Transliteration | Pronunciation |
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alpha | α | Α | a | father |
beta | β | Β | b | beta |
gamma | γ | Γ | g | gamma |
delta | δ | Δ | d | delta |
epsilon | ε | Ε | e | epsilon |
zêta | ζ | Ζ | z | zêta |
êta | η | Η | ê or ē | obey |
thêta | θ | Θ | th | thêta |
iota | ι | Ι | i | |
kappa | κ | Κ | k | kappa |
lambda | λ | Λ | l or L | lambda |
mu | μ | Μ | m | mu |
nu | ν | Ν | n | nu |
xi | ξ | Ξ | ks | axiom |
omicron | ο | Ο | o | omicron |
pi | π | Π | p | pi |
rho | ρ | Ρ | r | rho |
sigma | σ / ς | Σ | s | sigma |
tau | τ | Τ | t | tau |
upsilon | υ | Υ | u sometimes y | oops |
phi | φ | Φ | ph | father |
chi | χ | Χ | ch | |
psi | ψ | Ψ | ps | |
omega | ω | Ω | ô or ō | obey |
Punctuation
Pronounciation
Quotes
Links
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