THE GREEK ALPHABET

Name Upper case Lower case Latin equivalent

Alpha A a
Beta B b
Gamma g
Delta d
Epsilon E (also ) e
Zeta Z z
Eta H e
Theta th
Iota I i
Kappa K c
Lambda l
Mu M m
Nu N n
Xi x
Omicron O o o
Pi (also $) p
Rho P r
Sigma (also ) s
Tau T t
Upsilon y
Phi (also ) ph
Chi X ch
Psi ps
Omega o

In ancient Greek writings, only upper case was used. The lower case letters were gradually
developed by Christian scribes in monasteries.
Notes: At the end of words is used for . Occationally upsilon is equivalent to u in
Latin instead of y. Latin did not originally have the letters y and z, but later added these
specifically to write Greek words.
(Developed 20042006 by Professor Wayne Aitken for Math 330)