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Gematria, Greek
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Table of Greek letters and their values
| No. |
Greek letter |
trans-
literation |
value |
name |
extended
value |
simple
value |
| 1 |
Α, α |
A |
1 |
|
αλφα, alfa |
532 |
1 |
| 2 |
Β, β |
B |
2 |
|
βητα, beta |
311 |
2 |
| 3 |
Γ, γ |
G |
3 |
|
γαμμα, gamma |
85 |
3 |
| 4 |
Δ, δ |
D |
4 |
|
δελτα, delta |
340 |
4 |
| 5 |
Ε, ε |
E |
5 |
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εψιλον, epsilon |
865 |
5 |
| 6 |
ς |
- |
6 |
|
διγαμμα, digamma |
99 |
6 |
| 7 |
Ζ, ζ |
Z |
7 |
|
ζητα, zeta |
316 |
7 |
| 8 |
Η, η |
E |
8 |
|
ητα, eta |
309 |
8 |
| 9 |
Θ, θ |
T |
9 |
|
θητα, theta |
318 |
9 |
| 10 |
Ι, ι |
I |
10 |
|
ιωτα, iota |
1111 |
1 |
| 11 |
Κ, κ |
K |
20 |
|
καππα, kappa |
182 |
2 |
| 12 |
Λ, λ |
L |
30 |
|
λαμβδα, lambda |
78 |
3 |
| 13 |
Μ, μ |
M |
40 |
|
μυ, mu |
440 |
4 |
| 14 |
Ν, ν |
N |
50 |
|
νυ, nu |
450 |
5 |
| 15 |
Ξ, ξ |
X |
60 |
|
ξι ,ksi |
70 |
6 |
| 16 |
Ο, ο |
O |
70 |
|
ομικρον, omikron |
360 |
7 |
| 17 |
Π, π |
P |
80 |
|
πι, pi |
90 |
8 |
| 18 |
- |
|
90 |
|
qoppa |
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| 19 |
Ρ, ρ |
R |
100 |
|
ρω, ro |
900 |
1 |
| 20 |
Σ, σ |
S |
200 |
|
σιγμα, sigma |
254 |
2 |
| 21 |
Τ, τ |
T |
300 |
|
ταυ, tau |
701 |
3 |
| 22 |
Υ, υ |
U, Y |
400 |
|
υψιλον, ypsilon |
1260 |
4 |
| 23 |
Φ, φ |
F |
500 |
|
φι, phi |
510 |
5 |
| 24 |
Χ, χc |
X |
600 |
|
χι, chi |
610 |
6 |
| 25 |
Ψ, ψ |
Ps |
700 |
|
ψι, psi |
710 |
7 |
| 26 |
Ω, ω |
W |
800 |
|
ωμεγα, omega |
849 |
8 |
A peculiarity of the Greek gematria is that letters σ, sigma, and τ, tau are usually combined in a digamma compound with the value 6. Example is the word σταυρος, cross, which has a gematrical value
ΣΤΑΥΡΟΣ = 200+300+1+400+100+70+200 = 1271
or with digamma (στ=6):
ΣΤΑΥΡΟΣ = 6+1+400+100+70+200 = 777
Extended values are obtained from the value of names of letters, and Greeks were also fond of simple values which were obtained by reduction:
10 = 1+0 = 1, 22 = 2+2 = 4, ... 888 = 8+8+8 = 16 = 1+6 = 7.
Examples
- Epistle of Barnabas gives the value of the Greek letters IH and T:
Barnabas 9:6 Learn therefore, children of love, concerning all things abundantly, that Abraham, who first appointed circumcision, looked forward in the spirit unto Jesus, when he circumcised having received the ordinances of three letters.
Barnabas 9:7 For the scripture saith; And Abraham circumcised of his household eighteen males and three hundred. What then was the knowledge given unto him? Understand ye that He saith the eighteen first, and then after an interval three hundred In the eighteen 'I' stands for ten, 'H' for eight. Here thou hast JESUS (IHSOYS). And because the cross in the 'T' was to have grace, He saith also three hundred. So He revealeth Jesus in the two letters, and in the remaining one the cross.
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