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Alphabet
Letter Name Sound
Α α Alpha a "bar"
Β β Beta b
Γ γ Gamma g
(Sounds like n before γ, κ, ξ, or χ, γ See Phonograms)
Δ δ Delta d
Ε ε Epsilon e "get"
Ζ ζ Zeta dz "kudzu"
Η η Eta ê "hey"
Θ θ Theta th
Ι ι Iota i "beet"
Κ κ Kappa k
Λ λ Lambda l
Μ μ Mu m
Ν ν Nu n
Ξ ξ Xi ks
Ο ο Omicron o "not"
Π π Pi p
Ρ ρ Rho r
Σ σ Sigma
(within word)
s
(Sounds like z before β, γ, δ, and μ, σ. See Phonograms)
ς Sigma
(end of word)
s
Τ τ Tau t
Υ υ Upsilon u "put"
Φ φ Phi f "phone"
Χ χ Chi kh "Bach"
Ψ ψ Psi ps psych
ω ω Omega ō "grōw"
Note the insertion of a macron (-) above o in pronunciation guides to differentiate ω (omega) from ο (omicron).
Phonograms
Letters Sound Like
αι ahee "aisle"
αυ ow "grouse"
γγ ng "angel"
γκ nk "anklet"
γξ nx "larynx"
γχ nkh "sinkhole"
ει ī "eye"
Note the insertion of a macron (-) above i in pronunciation guides to differetiate ει (epsilon iota) from ι (iota)
ευ yoo "beautiful"
ηι ayee "say"
οι oi "boy"
οκ ook "spook"
ου oo "boot"
σβ zb "presbyter"
σγ zg "newsgroup"
σδ zd "wisdom"
σμ zm "seismic"
Grammar
Person


Greek Grammar - Parts of speech


Part
  • Noun - A person, place, or object
  • Adjective - Modifies a noun. Describes quality, state, or action of noun
  • Pronoun - Replaces noun to avoid repitition of it
  • Conjunction - Joins sentences, clauses of a sentence, or words
  • Particle - Uninflected word that does not clearly belong to one of the parts of speech
  • Interjection - Stand alone word to describe reaction or emotion
  • Preposition - Conveys agency, comparison, direction, place, posession, source, source, or time
  • Adverb - Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb
  • Verb - An action, state of being, or occurence
Relation
  • Article - Defines a noun as being specific or unspecific
  • Demonstrative - Adjective which points to noun or Pronoun which replaces noun. Points to whether noun is closer or further in distance or time. Agree in number (singular or plural) with noun they modify: This, that, these or those
  • Interrogative/Indefinite
  • Personal/Posessive
  • Relative
Person
  • 1st - The person speaking.
  • 2nd - The person spoken to.
  • 3rd - The person spoken of or about.
Tense
  • Present - Continuing in the present.
  • Imperfect - Continuing in the past.
  • Future - Occurence in the future
  • Aorist - Occurence in the past
  • Perfect - Completed in past with present results
  • Pluperfect - Completed in past with past results
Voice
Mood
Case
Number
Gender
Refers to grammatical gender, which is determined purely by grammatical usage. Degree