Transliteration

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Greek

SBL Transliteration

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SBL Scheme Reference

Vowels

α→a

ε→e

η→ē

ι→i

ο→o

υ→y

ω→ō

Consonants

θ→th

φ→ph

χ→ch

ψ→ps

β→b

γ→g

δ→d

ζ→z

κ→k

λ→l

μ→m

ν→n

ξ→x

π→p

ρ→r

σ→s

τ→t

Special cases

γγ→ng

γκ→nk

γξ→nx

γχ→nch

ῥ→rh

ᾳ→ai

ῃ→ēi

ῳ→ōi

rough breathing→h (prefixed)