Ε

See also: ε; ; ε-; ; ; ; and Appendix:Variations of "e"

Ε U+0395, Ε
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER EPSILON
Δ
[U+0394]
Greek and Coptic Ζ
[U+0396]

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Phoenician letter he, from which Ε (E, “Epsilon”) derived

From the Phoenician letter 𐤄 (h, ).

Letter

Ε (E)

  1. The letter now called epsilon (έψιλον), the fifth letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.

Derived terms

See also


Greek

Pronunciation

  • The [e] sound similar to the e in bed and in epsilon.
  • IPA(key): /ɛ/

Letter

Ε (E) (upper case, lower case ε)

  1. The upper case letter epsilon (έψιλον), the fifth letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

Numeral

Ε (E)

  1. The number five in Greek numerals.
  2. (usually followed by a keraia) The number 5000 in Greek numerals.
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