Greetings everyone. There's been a few requests for the basics of Koine Greek so I will start a few threads on it.
First, I'll start with the Greek Alphabet. This chart will illustrate the Greek alphabet and how to transliterate it.
Α/ α /a
Β / β /b
Γ / γ / g
Δ / δ / d
Ε / ε / e (short)
Ζ / ζ /z
Η / η /e (long)
Θ / θ /th
Ι / ι / i
Κ / κ / k
Λ / λ / l
Μ / μ / m
Ν / ν / n
Ξ / ξ /x
Ο / ο /o (short)
Π / π / p
Ρ / ρ / r
Σ / σ / ς /s
Τ / τ /t
Υ / υ /y (alone) u (dipthong)
Φ / φ / ph
Χ / χ /ch
Ψ / ψ / ps
Ω / ω / o (long)
Examples-
εγο = ego
ηχο = echo
ψυχη = psyche
φωνη = phone
ιδεα = idea
δογμα = dogma
σκηνη = skene
στιγμα = stigma
χαρισμα = charisma
διαγνοσις = diagnosis
παραλυσις = paralysis
χαρακτηρ = character
προγνωσις = prognosis
καταστροφη = catastrophe
μεταμορφωσις = metamorphosis
First, I'll start with the Greek Alphabet. This chart will illustrate the Greek alphabet and how to transliterate it.
Α/ α /a
Β / β /b
Γ / γ / g
Δ / δ / d
Ε / ε / e (short)
Ζ / ζ /z
Η / η /e (long)
Θ / θ /th
Ι / ι / i
Κ / κ / k
Λ / λ / l
Μ / μ / m
Ν / ν / n
Ξ / ξ /x
Ο / ο /o (short)
Π / π / p
Ρ / ρ / r
Σ / σ / ς /s
Τ / τ /t
Υ / υ /y (alone) u (dipthong)
Φ / φ / ph
Χ / χ /ch
Ψ / ψ / ps
Ω / ω / o (long)
Examples-
εγο = ego
ηχο = echo
ψυχη = psyche
φωνη = phone
ιδεα = idea
δογμα = dogma
σκηνη = skene
στιγμα = stigma
χαρισμα = charisma
διαγνοσις = diagnosis
παραλυσις = paralysis
χαρακτηρ = character
προγνωσις = prognosis
καταστροφη = catastrophe
μεταμορφωσις = metamorphosis