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List of Transliterations
(532 words)

Transliteration of ancient Greek

α

a

alpha

αι

ai

αυ

au

β

b

beta

γ

g

gamma; γ before γ, κ, ξ, χ: n

δ

d

delta

ε

e

epsilon

ει

ei

ευ

eu

ζ

z

z(d)eta

η

ē

eta

ηυ

ēu

θ

th

theta

ι

i

iota

κ

k

kappa

λ

l

la(m)bda

μ

m

mu

ν

n

nu

ξ

x

xi

ο

o

omicron

οι

oi

ου

ou

π

p

pi

ρ

r

rho

σ, ς

s

sigma

τ

t

tau

υ

y

upsilon

φ

ph

phi

χ

ch

chi

ψ

ps

psi

ω

ō

omega

h

spiritus asper

ai

iota subscriptum (similarly ῃ, ῳ)

In transliterated Greek the accents are retained (a…

Cite this page
“List of Transliterations”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 09 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_ListOfTransliterations>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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