The Greek alphabet has twenty-four letters.
| Form | Name | Equivalents | Sound | ||
| as in | |||||
| Α | α | ἄλφα | alpha | a | ă: aha; ā: father |
| Β | β | βῆτα | bēta | b | beg |
| Γ | γ | γάμμα | gamma | g | go |
| Δ | δ | δέλτα | delta | d | dig |
| Ε | ε | εἶ, ἔ (ἒ ψι_λόν) | ĕpsīlon | ĕ | met |
| Ζ | ζ | ζῆτα | zēta | z | daze |
| Η | η | ἦτα | ēta | ē | Fr. fête |
| Θ | θ, υ | θῆτα | thēta | th | thin |
| Ι | ι | ἰῶτα | iōta | i | ĕ: meteor; ī: police |
| Κ | κ | κάππα | kappa | c, k | kin |
| Λ | λ | λάμβδα | lambda | l | let |
| Μ | μ | μῦ | mu | m | met |
| Ν | ν | νῦ | nu | n | net |
| Ξ | ξ | ξεῖ (ξῖ) | xi | x | lax |
| Ο | ο | οὖ, ὄ (ὂ μι_κρόν) | ŏmīcron | ŏ | obey |
| Π | π | πεῖ (πῖ) | pi | p | pet |
| Ρ | ρ | ῥῶ | rho | r | run |
| Σ | ς, ς | σίγμα | sigma | s | such |
| Τ | τ | ταῦ | tau | t | tar |
| Υ | υ | ὖ (ὖ ψι_λόν) | üpsīlon | (u) y | ŭ: Fr. tu; ū: Fr. sûr |
| Φ | φ | φεῖ (φῖ) | phi | ph | graphic |
| Χ | χ | χεῖ (χῖ) | chi | ch | Germ. machen |
| Ψ | ψ | ψεῖ (ψῖ) | psi | ps | gypsum |
| Ω | ω | ὦ (ὦ μέγα) | ōmĕga | ō | note |
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