Koine Greek Alphabet Pronunciation

A α
ἄλφα

ah - tor(ah)

ahl-phah

Β β
βῆτα

v - (v)et

vāy-tah

Γ γ
γάμμα

y - (y)et (before ε and ι)
gh - (gh)ost (before other vowels)
n - before γ, κ, χ, ξ

ghahm-mah

Δ δ
δέλτα

dh or th - (th)e

dhehl-tah

Ε ε
ἒ ψιλόν

eh - mikv(eh)

eh-psee-lōn

Ζ ζ
ζῆτα

z - (z)oo

zay-tah

Η η
ἦτα

ay - p(ay)

ay-tah

Θ θ
θῆτα

th - (th)ink

thay-tah

Ι ι
ἰῶτα

ee - b(ee)t
y - (y)es (at the beginning of a word)

yo-tah
ee-o-tah

Κ κ
κάππα

k - (k)eep

kahp-pah

Λ λ
λάμβδα

L - (l)eg

lahmv-thah

Μ μ
μῦ

m - (m)ad

meew

Ν ν
νῦ

n - (n)o

neew

Ξ ξ
ξῖ

ks - boo(ks)

ksee

Ο ο
ὂ μικρόν

o - g(o)

ō-mee-crōn

Π π
πῖ

p - (p)eek

pee

Ρ ρ
ῥῶ

r - rim (trill/roll)

rhō

Σ σ
σίγμα

s - (s)it

seeg-mah

Τ τ
ταῦ

t - (t)ip

tahv

Υ υ
υ ψιλόν

eew - ewe or au jus
v - in diphthongs with α, ε, η

eew-psee-lōn

Φ φ
φῖ

ph - (ph)one

phee

Χ χ
χῖ

kh - bac(kh)oe (slight gutteral)

Ψ ψ
ψῖ

ps - (ps)alm

psee

Ω ω
ω μέγα

o - g(o)

o-meh-gah