1. The first letter in the Greek alphabet

α

Alpha

"α" sounds like the a in father (long) or bat (short)

Equivalent to English "a" 

2. Second letter in the Greek alphabet

β

Beta

"β" has the sound of "b" as in bet or boy

Equivalent to English "b"  

3. Third letter in the Greek alphabet

γ

Gamma

 " γ" sounds like the "g" in gift

Equivalent to English "g"  

When used before Κ, χ, or another γ, it equals an "n" in English as in the Greek word "αγγελος", translated "angel", and pronounced as "angelos", not as "aggelos".

4. Fourth letter in the Greek alphabet

δ

Delta

 the "δ" sounds like "d" as in dog

Equivalent to English "d" 

5. The fifth letter in the Greek alphabet

ε

Epsilon

The "ε" sounds like the "e" as in bet

Equivalent to English "e" 

6. The sixth letter in the Greek alphabet

ζ

Zeta

The "ζ" sounds like the "dz" as in adz

Equivalent to English "z" 

7. The seventh letter in the Greek alphabet

 η

Eta

The "η" sounds like the "e" as in obey

Equivalent to English "e" 

8. The eighth letter in the Greek alphabet

θ

Theta

The "θ" sounds like the "th" as in thin

 Equivalent to English "th" 

Sometimes this letter will be printed similar to a 9 with an extended outward curve on the bottom loop, but the actual Greek letter is not in this chart.

9. The ninth letter in the Greek alphabet

ι

Iota

The "ι" sounds like the "i" as in machine or pit

Equivalent to English "i" 

10. The tenth letter in the Greek alphabet

Κ

Kappa

The "κ" sounds like the "k" as in kind

Equivalent to English "k" 

11. The eleventh  letter in the Greek alphabet

λ

Lambda

The "λ" sounds like the "l" as in lamb

Equivalent to English "l" (small L)

12. The twelfth letter in the Greek alphabet

μ

Mu

The "μ" sounds like the "m" as in man

Equivalent to the English "m" 

13. The thirteenth letter in the Greek alphabet

ν

Nu

The "ν" sounds like the "n" as in name

Equivalent to the English "n" 

14. The fourteenth letter in the Greek alphabet

ξ

Xi

The "ξ" sounds like the "x" as in wax

Equivalent to the English "x" 

15. The fifteenth letter in the Greek alphabet

ο

Omicron

The "ο" sounds like the "o" as in omelet

Equivalent to the English "o" 

16. The sixteenth letter in the Greek alphabet

π

Pi

The "π" sounds like the "p" as in pin

Equivalent to the English "p" 

17. The seventeenth letter in the Greek alphabet

ρ

Rho

The "ρ" sounds like the "r" as in rat

Equivalent to the English "r" 

18. The eighteenth letter in the Greek alphabet

ς or σ

Sigma 

The "ς" or "σ" sounds like the "s" as in sing

Equivalent to the English "s" 

The "ς" is referred to as the terminal or final sigma. Normally used at the end of a word. The "σ" is used in other positions.

19. The nineteenth letter in the Greek alphabet

τ

Tau

The "τ" sounds like the "t" as in tale

Equivalent to the English "t" 

20. The twentieth letter in the Greek alphabet

υ

Upsilon

The "υ" sounds like the "u" as in lute (long) or put (short)

Equivalent to the English "u" 

21. The twentieth-first letter in the Greek alphabet

φ

Phi

The "φ" sounds like the "ph" as in physics

Equivalent to the English "ph" 

22. The twenty-second letter in the Greek alphabet

χ

Chi

The "χ" sounds like the "ch" as in chemist

Equivalent to the English "ch" 

23. The twenty-third letter in the Greek alphabet

ψ

Psi

The "ψ" sounds like the "ps" as in taps

Equivalent to the English "ps" 

24. The twenty-fourth letter in the Greek alphabet

ω

Omega

The "ω" sounds like the "o" as in gold

Equivalent to the English short "o"