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.”

Table of Contents

• 1 Greek Numerals
• 2 See also
• 3 References
• 4 External links

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

See also

• Gematria
• Qabalah

References

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

External links

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