This page groups letters by how each one actually represents sound, whether as a consonant-only abjad character or a full vowel-marking letter. Wikipedia notes that "originally, the alphabet was an abjad consisting only of consonants, but is now considered an impure abjad," since scribes later added vowel points. Browsing by script-type lets a visitor tell a consonant-only letter from a vowel-marked one.
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Overview
What Defines This GroupingThe twenty-four letters of the classical Greek alphabet, the first script to write vowels with letters of their own. Greek letters carry numerical values, which is what makes isopsephy possible. 2 Size of the Traditional Set Origins
Origin Periodc. 800 BCE, adapted from the Phoenician consonantal alphabet 2 Learn More
The Greek letters
This group holds the letters of the Greek alphabet, the first true alphabet to represent vowels as well as consonants and the script of Greek philosophy, science and the New Testament. The Greek letters carry their own numerical values and have gathered symbolic uses, from the Alpha and Omega of Christian imagery to their role in mathematics and esoteric lore.
The browser will find the individual letters and their meanings. The entries describe each letter's sound, numerical value and the associations attached to it.
Sources
1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. The World's Writing Systems
Peter T. Daniels and William Bright (eds.), Oxford University Press, 1996pt. 4, on the Greek alphabetView the Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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