the greek alphabet

capital

greek

small

greek

name

transliteration

A

a

Alpha

A

B

b

Beta

B

G

g

Gamma

G

D

d

Delta

D

E

e

Epsilon

(Short) E

Z

z

Zeta

Z

H

h

Eta

(Long) E

Q

q

Theta

Th

I

i

Iota

I

K

k

Kappa

K

L

l

Lambda

L

M

m

Mu

M

N

n

Nu

N

X

x

Xi

X

O

o

Omicron

(Short) O

P

p

Pi

P

R

r

Rho

R

S

s, V

Sigma

S

T

t

Tau

T

U

u

Upsilon

U

F

f

Phi

Ph

C

c

Chi

Ch

Y

y

Psy

Ps

W

w

Omega

(Long) O

 

There are two “breathings,” a soft breathing designated by: ‘ (a right facing apostrophe) and a hard breathing designated by: ’ (a left facing apostrophe)

 

Also note that there are two e’s (one short and one long), two o’s (one short and one long), and two s’s. The s is used anywhere in a word except for the last letter of a word, the V is used when the sigma occurs at the end of a word.