Greek Alphabet

Letter1NameTraditional Latin transliteration
Α αAlphaA a
Β β2BetaB b
Γ γGammaG g
Δ δDeltaD d
Ε εEpsilonE e
Ζ ζZetaZ z
Η ηEtaĒ ē
Θ θThetaTh th
Ι ιIotaI i
Κ κKappaC c, K k
Λ λLambdaL l
Μ μMuM m
Ν νNuN n
Ξ ξXiX x
Ο οOmicronO o
Π πPiP p
Ρ ρRhoR r, Rh rh
Σ σ/ς3SigmaS s
Τ τTauT t
Υ υUpsilonY y, U u
Φ φ4PhiPh ph
Χ χChiCh ch, Kh kh
Ψ ψ5PsiPs ps
Ω ωOmegaŌ ō
  1. This table was adapted from Greek alphabet – Wikipedia ↩︎
  2. The word “alphabet” comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet. ↩︎
  3. There are two different forms of the lowercase sigma. ↩︎
  4. English words that contain “ph” (when used as an “f” sound) are often derived from a Greek root. ↩︎
  5. English words that contain “ps” are often derived from a Greek root. ↩︎

Greek letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering – Wikipedia

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