II.—GREEK ALPHABET.
| Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Σ σ, ς final Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω | a b g d e as in met z e as in me th i k l m n x o as in not p r s t u, or y ph ch ps o as in no | Alpha. Beta. Gamma. Delta. Epsilon. Zeta. Eta. Theta. Iota Kappa. Lambda. Mu. Nu. Xi. Omicron. Pi Rho. Sigma. Tau. Upsilon. Phi. Chi. Psi. Omega. |
Pronunciation of Greek Words.
Gamma has always the hard sound of g, as in give.
Kappa is represented by c in English words, although in Greek it has but one sound, that of our k.
Upsilon is represented by y in English words; in Greek it has always the sound of u in mute.
Chi is represented in English by ch having the sound of k; as in chronic.
In Greek words, as in Latin, there are always as many syllables as there are vowels and diphthongs.
An inverted comma placed over a letter denotes that the sound of our h precedes that letter.