New Testament Greek[i]
Greek was originally written in capitals, and the earliest manuscripts of the New Testament are all in capitals, but later a quicker “cursive”, or running, scrip was devised and for the most part this superseded the former “uncial”, or capital, scrip.
Name Cursive Uncial English
Alpha α Α a
Pronounced 1. long as in father
2. short as in cat
Beta β Β b
Pronounced as in bad
Gamma γ Γ g
Pronounced as in go (never soft as in gentle)
Delta δ Δ d
Pronounced as in did
Epsilon ε Ε e (short)
Pronounced as in get
Zeta ζ Ζ z
Pronounced as dz in adze
Eta η Η e (long)
Pronounced as in pére
Theta θ Θ th
Pronounced soft as in thin
Iota ι Ι i
Pronounced 1. long as feet
2. short as in fit
Kappa κ Κ k
Pronounced long as in king
Lambda λ Λ l
Pronounced as in long
Mu μ Μ m
Pronounced as in man
Nu ν Ν n
Pronounced as in not
Xi ξ Ξ x
Pronounced as in wax
Omikron ο Ο o (short)
Pronounced as in got
Pi π Π p
Pronounced as in poor
Rho ρ Ρ rh
Pronounced as in rich
Sigma σ Σ s
OR
ς if at end of word
Pronounced as in mouse
Tau τ Τ t
Pronounced as in tea
Upsilon υ Υ u
Pronounced 1. long as in rue
2. short as in du
Phi φ Φ ph
Pronounced as English f in fish
Chi χ Χ ch
Pronounced as Scots ch in loch (never as ch in church)
Psi ψ Ψ ps
Pronounced as in lapse
Omega ω Ω o (long)
Pronounced like Yorkshire oh