Machen Chapter 1

Front 1

Α α

Back 1

Greek Letters Alpha
a as in father
long or short written the same
open vowel as opposed to close

Front 2

Β β

Back 2

Greek Letters Beta
b

Front 3

Γ γ

Back 3

Greek Letters Gamma
g as in got (before another γ or κ pronounced like ng)

Front 4

Δ δ

Back 4

Greek Letters Delta
d

Front 5

Ε ε

Back 5

Greek Letters Epsilon
e as in get
short; long vowel is η
open vowel as opposed to close

Front 6

Ζ ζ

Back 6

Greek Letters Zeta
dz

Front 7

Η η

Back 7

Greek Letters Eta
a as in obey
long; short vowel is ε
open vowel as opposed to close

Front 8

Θ θ

Back 8

Greek Letters Theta
th

Front 9

Ι ι

Back 9

Greek Letters Iota
i as in pit, ee as in feet
long or short written the same
close vowel as opposed to open

Front 10

Κ κ

Back 10

Greek Letters Kappa
k

Front 11

Λ λ

Back 11

Greek Letters Lambda
l

Front 12

Μ μ

Back 12

Greek Letters Mu
m

Front 13

Ν ν

Back 13

Greek Letters Nu
n

Front 14

Ξ ξ

Back 14

Greek Letters Xi
x

Front 15

Ο ο

Back 15

Greek Letters Omicron
o as in obstinate
short; long vowel is ω
open vowel as opposed to close

Front 16

Π π

Back 16

Greek Letters Pi
p

Front 17

Ρ ρ

Back 17

Greek Letters Rho
r
at the beginning of a word, rough breathing mark pronounced as rh

Front 18

Σ σ (ς)

Back 18

Greek Letters Sigma (Final)
s

Front 19

Τ τ

Back 19

Greek Letters Tau
t

Front 20

Υ υ

Back 20

Greek Letters Upsilon
u
long or short written the same
close vowel as opposed to open

Front 21

Φ φ

Back 21

Greek Letters Phi
ph

Front 22

Χ χ

Back 22

Greek Letters Chi
k as in bach

Front 23

Ψ ψ

Back 23

Greek Letters Psi
ps

Front 24

Ω ω

Back 24

Greek Letters Omega
o as in note
long; short vowel is ο
open vowel as opposed to close

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αι

Back 25

ai in aisle
long vowel except at the end of a word

Front 26

ει

Back 26

a in fate
long vowel

Front 27

οι

Back 27

oi in oil
long vowel except at the end of a word

Front 28

αυ

Back 28

ow in cow
long vowel

Front 29

ευ

Back 29

eu in feud
long vowel

Front 30

ου

Back 30

oo in food
long vowel

Front 31

υι

Back 31

uee in queen
long vowel

Front 32

ᾳ, ῃ, ῳ

Back 32

iota subscript has no effect upon the pronunciation

Front 33

Breathing marks

Back 33

always over a vowel at the beginning of a word

Front 34

Accent marks

Back 34

acute ('), circumflex (~), grave (`)

Front 35

Punctuation

Back 35

, = ,
. - .
; = ?
.(floating) = :