Ancient Greeks wrote numbers with letters, so every word also had a numeric value. The practice, called isopsephy, appears in ancient graffiti and early Christian writing; Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) famously totals 888.
How to use the Greek Gematria Calculator
- Input
- Word or phrase
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How it works
Accents and breathing marks are removed, each Greek letter is looked up, and the values are added. In transliteration mode, th, ph, ch and ps are read as single Greek letters.
Formula
α1 β2 γ3 δ4 ε5 ϛ6 ζ7 η8 θ9 ι10 κ20 λ30 μ40 ν50 ξ60 ο70 π80 ϙ90 ρ100 σ/ς200 τ300 υ400 φ500 χ600 ψ700 ω800 ϡ900Worked example
Inputs — Input: Greek letters; Word or phrase: Ἰησοῦς.
Results — Isopsephy value = 888; Greek letters counted = 6; Letters used = ιησους; Letter values = ι=10 + η=8 + σ=200 + ο=70 + υ=400 + ς=200.
Frequently asked questions
What is the isopsephy of Ἰησοῦς?
888.
Why are there letters not in the modern alphabet?
Stigma (6), koppa (90) and sampi (900) survived only as numerals.
What formula does the Greek Gematria Calculator use?
α1 β2 γ3 δ4 ε5 ϛ6 ζ7 η8 θ9 ι10 κ20 λ30 μ40 ν50 ξ60 ο70 π80 ϙ90 ρ100 σ/ς200 τ300 υ400 φ500 χ600 ψ700 ω800 ϡ900.