Greek Alphabet | Ελληνικό Αλφάβητο
The Greek alphabet has 24 letters and is written from left to right. It is the ancestor of the Latin and Cyrillic scripts.
Α α
Alpha
a
Β β
Beta
v
Γ γ
Gamma
gh/y
Δ δ
Delta
dh
Ε ε
Epsilon
e
Ζ ζ
Zeta
z
Η η
Eta
i
Θ θ
Theta
th
Ι ι
Iota
i
Κ κ
Kappa
k
Λ λ
Lambda
l
Μ μ
Mu
m
Ν ν
Nu
n
Ξ ξ
Xi
ks
Ο ο
Omicron
o
Π π
Pi
p
Ρ ρ
Rho
r
Σ σ/ς
Sigma
s
Τ τ
Tau
t
Υ υ
Upsilon
i
Φ φ
Phi
f
Χ χ
Chi
kh
Ψ ψ
Psi
ps
Ω ω
Omega
o
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About the Greek Alphabet
The Greek alphabet is one of the oldest writing systems still in use today. It has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BCE. The alphabet is also widely used in mathematics, science, and engineering as symbols for various concepts and constants.
History
The Greek alphabet was derived from the Phoenician alphabet around 800 BCE. The Greeks made a crucial innovation by adding vowels, making it the first true alphabet. The classical Greek alphabet was standardized in Athens in 403 BCE. It has influenced numerous other writing systems, including Latin, Cyrillic, Gothic, and Coptic.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- 24 letters in the alphabet
- Distinct uppercase and lowercase forms
- First alphabet to represent vowels explicitly
- Widely used in mathematics and sciences
- Diacritical marks indicate stress and breathing