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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." '''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.
 +<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
 + <tr>
 + <td>Capitalized Letter</td>
 + <td>Letter</td>
 + <td>Value</td>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Alpha;</td>
 + <td>&alpha;</td>
 + <td>1</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Beta;</td>
 + <td>&beta;</td>
 + <td>2</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Gamma;</td>
 + <td>&gamma;</td>
 + <td>3</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Delta;</td>
 + <td>&delta;</td>
 + <td>4</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Epsilon;</td>
 + <td>&epsilon;</td>
 + <td>5</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&#988;</td>
 + <td>&#989;</td>
 + <td>6</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Zeta;</td>
 + <td>&zeta;</td>
 + <td>7</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Eta;</td>
 + <td>&eta;</td>
 + <td>8</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Theta;</td>
 + <td>&theta;</td>
 + <td>9</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Iota;</td>
 + <td>&iota;</td>
 + <td>10</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Kappa;</td>
 + <td>&kappa;</td>
 + <td>20</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Lambda;</td>
 + <td>&lambda;</td>
 + <td>30</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Mu;</td>
 + <td>&mu;</td>
 + <td>40</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Nu;</td>
 + <td>&nu;</td>
 + <td>50</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Xi;</td>
 + <td>&xi;</td>
 + <td>60</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Omicron;</td>
 + <td>&omicron;</td>
 + <td>70</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Pi;</td>
 + <td>&pi;</td>
 + <td>80</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&#990;</td>
 + <td>&#991;</td>
 + <td>90</td>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Rho;</td>
 + <td>&rho;</td>
 + <td>100</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Sigma;</td>
 + <td>&sigma;</td>
 + <td>200</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Tau;</td>
 + <td>&tau;</td>
 + <td>300</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Upsilon;</td>
 + <td>&upsilon;</td>
 + <td>400</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Phi;</td>
 + <td>&phi;</td>
 + <td>500</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Chi;</td>
 + <td>&chi;</td>
 + <td>600</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Psi;</td>
 + <td>&psi;</td>
 + <td>700</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&Omega;</td>
 + <td>&omega;</td>
 + <td>800</td>
 + </tr>
 + <tr>
 + <td>&#992;</td>
 + <td>&#993;</td>
 + <td>900</td>
 + </tr>
 +</table>
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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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