Greek Alphabet Name Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Epsilon Zeta Eta Theta Iota Kappa Lambda Mu Nu Xsi Omicron Pi Rho Sigma final Sigma5 Tau Upsilon Phi Chi Psi Omega Rough Breather Smooth Breather Uncial A B G Miniscule a b g D E Z H Q I K L M N X O P R S d e z h q i k l m n x o p r s j T U F C Y W ` v t u f c y w ` v Written Transliteration1,2 a b g n3 d e z h th i k l m n x o p r s (same) t u6 ph ch ps w h7 none Pronunciation a as in father b as in boy g as in get see next page d as in dog e as in red z as in zero h as in obey th as in thin i as in machine4 k as in king l as in lot m as in met n as in nap xs as in axiom o as in not p as in pat r as in ran s as in sat (same) t as in tin u as in put ph as in phone ch as in loch ps as in tips w as in obey h as in hot Note that these are italicized, this should be done whenever you transliterate from Greek or Hebrew Source: “The SBL Handbook of Style,” p. 29. 3 Before g k x c gamma changes pronunciation and transliteration. 4 Iota can also be pronounced long (i as in pit), usually when in a diphthong (two vowels together which have a different pronunciation), see the next page. 5 When sigma is written at the end of the word, it is written in this form. 6 This is frequently transliterated “y,” especially when not joined with another vowel (e.g. hyper from u`per), but you may stick with the “u” transliteration. 7 When a rough breather occurs over the first letter of a word, transliterate an “h” before the first letter. The exception is when that first letter is rho, then the “h” follows the rho: rh. 1 2
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