Transcription of Greek Characters
Lowercase | Uppercase | Transcription | Name |
---|---|---|---|
α | Α | a | alpha |
β | Β | b | beta |
γ | Γ | g | gamma |
δ | Δ | d | delta |
ε | Ε | e | epsilon |
ζ | Ζ | z | zeta |
η | Η | è | eta |
θ | Θ | th | theta |
ι | Ι | i | iota |
κ | Κ | k | kappa |
λ | Λ | l | lambda |
μ | Μ | m | mu |
ν | Ν | n | nu |
ξ | Ξ | ks | xi |
ο | Ο | o | omicron |
π | Π | p | pi |
ρ | Ρ | r | rho |
σ ς |
Σ | s | sigma sigmaf |
τ | Τ | t | tau |
υ | Υ | u | upsilon |
φ | Φ | ph | phi |
χ | Χ | ch | chi |
ψ | Ψ | ps | psi |
ω | Ω | ô | omega |
Additional Rules
- Spiritus asper, spiritus lenis and accents are not transcribed.
- Ligatures are resolved into individual characters.
- Iota subscript is transcribed as iota adscript, both when entering Greek characters and when transcribing into the Latin alphabet (e.g., ᾠδῇ → ωιδηι → ôidei).