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    The Greek alphabet document lists the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet, their uppercase and lowercase forms, and their approximate Latin equivalents. It notes that ancient Greek only used uppercase letters and lowercase letters were later developed by Christian scribes. The document concludes with some notes on specific letter usages at the end of words and between the Greek and Latin alphabets.

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    THE GREEK ALPHABET

    Name
    Alpha
    Beta
    Gamma
    Delta
    Epsilon
    Zeta
    Eta
    Theta
    Iota
    Kappa
    Lambda
    Mu
    Nu
    Xi
    Omicron
    Pi
    Rho
    Sigma
    Tau
    Upsilon
    Phi
    Chi
    Psi
    Omega

    Upper case

    Lower case

    Latin equivalent

    A
    B

    E
    Z
    H

    I
    K

    M
    N

    a
    b
    g
    d
    e
    z
    e
    th
    i
    c
    l
    m
    n
    x
    o
    p
    r
    s
    t
    y
    ph
    ch
    ps
    o

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    In ancient Greek writings, only upper case was used. The lower case letters were gradually
    developed by Christian scribes in monasteries.
    Notes: At the end of words is used for . Occationally upsilon is equivalent to u in
    Latin instead of y. Latin did not originally have the letters y and z, but later added these
    specifically to write Greek words.
    (Developed 20042006 by Professor Wayne Aitken for Math 330)

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