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Origin c. 800 BCE, adapted from the Phoenician consonantal alphabet

Greek Letters covers the standard Greek alphabet as it functions within this material, carrying its own numerological and Gnostic associations. Some correspondence systems map it onto the Hebrew letters, but the two traditions developed their symbolic meanings largely independently.

Facts
Overview
What Defines This Grouping
The 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
Twenty-four letters 2
Origins
Origin Period
c. 800 BCE, adapted from the Phoenician consonantal alphabet 2
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Alphabet Letters 1
α

Alpha α

Greek Letters
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β

Beta β

Greek Letters
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γ

Gamma γ

Greek Letters
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δ

Delta δ

Greek Letters
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ε

Epsilon ε

Greek Letters
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ζ

Zeta ζ

Greek Letters
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η

Eta η

Greek Letters
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θ

Theta θ

Greek Letters
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ι

Iota ι

Greek Letters
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κ

Kappa κ

Greek Letters
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λ

Lambda λ

Greek Letters
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μ

Mu μ

Greek Letters
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ν

Nu ν

Greek Letters
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ξ

Xi ξ

Greek Letters
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ο

Omicron ο

Greek Letters
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π

Pi π

Greek Letters
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ρ

Rho ρ

Greek Letters
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σ

Sigma σ

Greek Letters
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τ

Tau τ

Greek Letters
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υ

Upsilon υ

Greek Letters
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φ

Phi φ

Greek Letters
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χ

Chi χ

Greek Letters
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ψ

Psi ψ

Greek Letters
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ω

Omega ω

Greek Letters
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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
2. The World's Writing Systems
Peter T. Daniels and William Bright (eds.), Oxford University Press, 1996pt. 4, on the Greek alphabetView the Source
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