Isopsephy

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Isopsephy (iso meaning "equal" and psephos meaning "pebble") is the Greek word for the practice of adding up the number values of the letters in a word to form a single number. The early Greeks used pebbles arranged in patterns to learn arithmetic and geometry. A Greek synonym for the word "pebbles" is kalkuli and is the origin of the word "calculate."

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Greek Numerals

The Greek alphabet doubles as the Greek numbering system.

Capitalized Letter	Letter	Value
Α	α	1
Β	β	2
Γ	γ	3
Δ	δ	4
Ε	ε	5
Ϝ	ϝ	6
Ζ	ζ	7
Η	η	8
Θ	θ	9
Ι	ι	10
Κ	κ	20
Λ	λ	30
Μ	μ	40
Ν	ν	50
Ξ	ξ	60
Ο	ο	70
Π	π	80
Ϟ	ϟ	90
Ρ	ρ	100
Σ	σ	200
Τ	τ	300
Υ	υ	400
Φ	φ	500
Χ	χ	600
Ψ	ψ	700
Ω	ω	800
Ϡ	ϡ	900

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References

Wikipedia (2005). Isopsephy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopsephy). Retrieved March 9, 2005 EV

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External links

Greek Isopsephia (http://members.optusnet.com.au/fmet/main/isopsephia.html)

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