THE UNIVERSAL COMPENDIUM

The Greek Alphabet

Capital Letter	Small Letter	Name	Phonetic Transcription	Phonetic Description
A	α	alpha	[a]/[a:]	short and long low central vowels
B	β	beta	[b]	voiced bilabial stop
Γ	ɣ	gamma	[g]	voiced velar stop
Δ	δ	delta	[d]	voiced dental stop
E	ε	epsilon	[e]	short mid front vowel
Z	ζ	zeta	[zd]	[z] + [d]
H	η	eta	[ę:]	long lower mid front vowel
Θ	θ	theta	[t^h]	voiceless aspirated dental stop
I	ι	iota	[i]/[i:]	short and long high front vowels
K	κ	kappa	[k]	voiceless velar stop
Λ	λ	lambda	[l]	voiced dental lateral liquid
M	μ	mu	[m]	voiced bilabial nasal
Ν	ν	nu	[n]	voiced dental nasal
Ξ	ξ	xi	[ks]	[k] + [s]
O	o	omicron	[o]	short mid back vowel
Π	π	pi	[p]	voiceless bilabial stop
P	ρ	rho	[r]	voiced dental liquid
Σ	σ	sigma	[s]	voiceless dental fricative
T	τ	tau	[t]	voiceless dental stop
Y	υ	upsilon	[ü]/[ü:]	short and long high front rounded vowels
Φ	φ	phi	[p^h]	voiceless aspirated bilabial stop
X	χ	chi	[k^h]	voiceless aspirated velar stop
Ψ	ψ	psi	[ps]	[p] + [s]
Ω	ω	omega	[ǫ]	long lower mid back vowel
Sources Powell, B. P. Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Woodward, R. D., Greek Writing: from Knossos to Homer. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.

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