The Greek alphabet in 10 easy steps (1)

Thought I'd try this as a series of blog posts.

The easiest letters in the Greek alphabet are κ, α, ι or, in capitals, Κ, Α, Ι, which sound just like they look.

They also spell the most common word in the Bible: και, which means "and". In the Gospel of John, for example, it appears 6 times in the first 5 verses:

1. Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.
2. οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν θεόν.
3. πάντα δι’ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἕν ὃ γέγονεν
4. ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἐστιν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων.
5. καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν.