Properly pronounce the Greek Alphabet names
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Now learn learn the Alphabet sounds to pronounce Greek words properly, i.e.. a as in father
Learn the Alphabet
Mounce Chapter 1-3 The Alphabet and Pronunciation (Memorize)
Greek Alphabet (Sung to "One-Little Two-Little Three-Little Indians”)
a
b
g
d
e
z
h
q
i
k
l
mA
B
G
D
E
Z
H
Q
I
K
L
MAlpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta
Epsilon
Zeta
Eta
Theta
Iota
Kappa
Lamba
Mu
Learning Greek is Funa as in father
b as in Bible
g as in gone
d as in dog
e as in met
z as in daze
e as in obey
th as in thing
i as in intrigue
k as in kitchen
l as in law
m as in mothern
x
o
p
r
s "
t
u
f
c
y
wN
X
O
P
R
S
T
U
F
C
Y
WNu
Xsi
Omicron
Pi
Rho
Sigma
Tau
Upsilon
Phi
Chi
Psi
Omega
See how far we've comen as in new
x as in axiom
o as in not
p as in peach
r as in rod
s as in study
t as in talk
oo as in book
ph as in phone
ch as in loch
ps as in lips
o as in toneBe Careful! Don't confuse h (eta) with English "n", the n (nu) with the "v", the r (rho) with the "p", the c (chi) with the "x" or the w (omega) with the "w."
There are two sigmas in Greek, " occurs only at the end of a word and the s occurs within the word.
The vowels in Greek are a, e, h, i, o, u, w .
Gamma (g) usually has a hard "g" sound, as in "get." However, when it is immediately followed by g, k, c or x it is pronounced as a "n." For example, the word aggelo" is pronounced "angelos." This is called the gamma nasal.
Alpha and iota may be either long or short. Epsilon and omicron are always short, while eta and omega are always long.From William D. Mounce, Basics of Biblical Greek Grammer, 2nd Ed., Zondervan, 1993