LESSON 1 THE ALPHABET The student should familiarize himself with the alphabet, capital and small letters, and their names, and should observe carefully the notes given below. Learn the alphabet by heart; to know the order of the letters is useful for con cordance work. Capitals Small Name Equivalent Α α alpha a Β β beta b Γ γ gamma g Δ δ delta d Ε ε epsilon e (short) Ζ ζ zeta z (dz) Η η eta e (long) Θ θ theta th Ι ι iota i Κ κ kappa k Λ λ lambda l Μ μ mu m Ν ν nu n Ξ ξ xi x Ο ο omicron o (short)