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This brief guide is an excerpt from the recording of S.G. Daitz, The
Pronunciation and Reading of Ancient Greek, 2nd ed., Audio Forum, Madison, CT 06443. For further details, please consult the recording.
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The Greek Alphabet and its Pronunciation
(Attic, V cent.)
(Only the small, non-capital, forms of
the letters are printed here. The symbol ˘ over
a vowel indicates a vowel of short quantity, the symbol ¯ indicates a vowel of
long quantity.)
|
Greek Letter |
Name |
International Phonetic Symbol |
|
Short α (ᾰ) |
alpha |
/a/ |
|
Long
α (ᾱ) |
alpha |
/a:/ |
|
Short αι |
alpha iota |
/ai/ |
|
Long αι (ᾱ̄ͅ) |
alpha iota subscript |
/a:i/ |
|
αυ |
alpha upsilon |
/au/ |
|
β |
beta |
/b/ |
|
γ |
gamma |
/g/ |
|
δ |
delta |
/d/ |
|
ε |
epsilon |
/e/ |
|
ει |
epsilon iota |
/e:/ |
|
ευ |
epsilon upsilon |
/eu/ |
|
ζ |
zeta |
/zd/ |
|
η |
eta |
/ɛ:/ |
|
ηι (ῃ) |
eta
iota subscript |
/ɛ:i/ |
|
ηυ |
eta
upsilon |
/ɛ:u/ |
|
θ |
theta |
/t'/ |
|
ι (ῐ) |
iota |
/i/ |
|
ι (ῑ) |
iota |
/i:/ |
|
κ |
kappa |
/k/ |
|
λ |
lambda |
/l/ |
|
μ |
mu |
/m/ |
|
ν |
nu |
/n/ |
|
ξ |
ksi |
/ks/ |
|
ο |
omikron |
/o/ |
|
οι |
omikron iota |
/oi/ |
|
ου |
omikron upsilon |
/u:/ |
|
π |
pi |
/p/ |
|
ρ |
rho |
/r/
(trilled) |
|
σ, ς |
sigma |
/s/ |
|
σ before β, or
γ, or
δ, or
μ |
/z/ |
|
τ |
tau |
/t/ |
|
υ (ῠ) |
upsilon |
/y/ |
|
υ (ῡ) |
upsilon |
/y:/ |
|
υι |
upsilon iota |
/yj/ |
|
Φ |
phi |
/p'/ |
|
χ |
khi |
/k'/ |
|
ψ |
psi |
/ps/ |
|
ω |
omega |
/Ɔ:/ |
|
ωι (ῳ) |
omega iota subscript |
/Ɔ:i/ |
Pronunciation practice of twenty words.
|
1. |
Messenger |
ἄγγελος |
|
2. |
Brother |
ἀδελφός |
|
3. |
Man |
ἄνθρωπος |
|
4. |
Clear |
δη̂λος |
|
5. |
Gift |
δω̂ρον |
|
6. |
Collect |
ἀθροίζω |
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7. |
Foreigner |
βάρβαρος |
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8. |
From there |
ἐντευ̂̂θεν |
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9. |
Strong |
ἰσχῡρός |
|
10. |
Village |
κώμη |
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11. |
Silence |
σῑγή |
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12. |
Protect |
φυλάττω |
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13. |
Athenian |
Ά̓θηναι̂̂ος |
|
14. |
Conspire |
ἐπιβουλεύω |
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15. |
Soldier |
στρατιώτης |
|
16. |
Grieve |
ἄχθομαι |
|
17. |
Prevent |
κωλύ̅ω |
|
18. |
Agree |
̒
ο̒̒μολογω̂ |
|
19. |
Die |
ἀποθνῄσκω |
|
20. |
Song |
ᾠ̓δή |
- Alkman 58
- read in the restored pronunciation of classical Greek
by Stephen G. Daitz, City University of New York.
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- Arkhilokhos 67
- read in the restored pronunciation of classical Greek
by Stephen G. Daitz, City University of New York.
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- Aristophanes,
Birds 227-262
- read in the restored pronunciation of classical Greek
by Stephen G. Daitz, City University of New York.
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- Demosthenes,
On the Crown 199-208
- read in the restored pronunciation of classical Greek
by Stephen G. Daitz, City University of New York.
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- Euripides,
Trojan Women 740-779
- read in the restored pronunciation of classical Greek
by Stephen G. Daitz, City University of New York.
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- Homer, Iliad, Book 1, lines 1-52
- read in the restored pronunciation of classical Greek
by Stephen G. Daitz, City University of New York.
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- Menander, Dyskolos, lines 711-747
- read in the restored pronunciation of classical Greek
by Mark Miner, University of Georgia.
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- Pindar, Olympian 1.1-58
- read in the restored pronunciation of classical Greek
by William Mullen, Bard College.
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- Sappho 1
- read in the restored pronunciation of classical Greek
by Stephen G. Daitz, City University of New York.
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- Sophokles, Elektra 1126-1170
- read in the restored pronunciation of classical Greek
by Rachel Kitzinger, Vassar College.
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