Actually, if you all want the REAL lowdown on authentic Greek pronunciation, here it is:
Alpha: pronounced al'fa with a long "a," like in "father"
Beta: pronounced vi'ta, as in "victory." Beta is not a "b," its a "v." Greek
doesn't have a "b" sound.
Gamma: pronounced "ya'ma," as in "yes." Again, there is no hard "g" in the
Greek language--gamma is equivalent to "y"
Delta: pronounced "thel'ta," as in "they." No hard "d" in Greek, its a "th"
sound.
Epsilon: epsilon is pronounced with the "e" as in "red."
Zeta: pronounced "zita," or "zee'ta." The "i" or "ee" is pronounced like
"eagle." Equivalent to "z" in English.
Eta: pronounced "ita," or "ee'ta." Again pronounced like the "e" in "eagle."
Most equivalent to "i" in English...but not really.
Theta: pronounced "thi'ta," or "thee'ta." Like delta, it is a soft "th" sound. The
"thi" or "thee" sound is pronounced like "theater" or "Theodore."
Iota: pronounced "io'ta," or--if you say it fast--"yo'ta." It serves as the
equivalent to the English "i."
Kappa: not pronounced like "cap-pa." Its more like "kazoo"--I'm not even
sure how to explain this one. But it is the equivalent of "K" in English.
Lambda: pronounced "lam'vtha." Its NOT "lamb" and "da." The "b" and the
"d" are not hard.
OK, I will finish this post at a later time, but I hope this is helping to settle the pronunciation thing once and for all. I'm going to test all of you on this stuff after the holidays!
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