ἒ ψιλόν

Ancient Greek

previous letter δέλτα		following letter ζῆτα
Ε ε – English: epsilon

Etymology

Shape from Phoenician 𐤄‬‎ (h‬). Name is Greek: ἒ ψιλόν means "plain ε," in order to distinguish it from αι, which had become identical in pronunciation. Displaced earlier εἶ (eî).

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛ psiˈlon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e psiˈlon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e psiˈlon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e psiˈlon/

Noun

ἒ ψῑλόν • (è psīlón) n (indeclinable)

epsilon, the name for the fifth letter Ε, ε of the Ancient Greek alphabet.

Descendants

Greek: έψιλον (épsilon)

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