Ancient Greek

Letter

Ε • ‎(E)

1. The letter now called epsilon (έψιλον), the fifth letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.

Derived terms

• (Latin/Roman letters) E
• (Cyrillic letters) Е ‎(Je)
• (Coptic) Ⲉ ‎(E)

See also

• Greek alphabet: Αα Ββ Γγ Δδ Εε Ζζ Ηη Θθ Ιι℩ Κκ Λλ Μμ Νν Ξξ Οο Ππ Ρρ Σσς Ττ Υυ Φφ Χχ Ψψ Ωω

Greek

Pronunciation

• The [e] sound similar to the e in bed and in epsilon.
• IPA^(key): /ɛ/

Letter

Ε • ‎(E) ‎(upper case, lower case ε)

1. The upper case letter epsilon (έψιλον), the fifth letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

Numeral

Ε • ‎(E)

1. The number five in Greek numerals.
2. (usually followed by a keraia) The number 5000 in Greek numerals.

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Translingual

Symbol

ε

1. (sciences) emittance, extinction coefficient. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (mathematics) A small number, usually in company of δ.
   • For each ε > 0, there exists a δ > 0, ...
3. (mathematics, computer science) empty string

See also

• ε on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Greek

Etymology

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Ε, from the Phoenician letter 𐤄, he.

Letter

ε • ‎(e) ‎(lowercase, uppercase Ε)

1. Lower case epsilon, the fifth letter of the ancient and modern Greek alphabets. Its name was εἶ, later ἒ ψιλόν, and presently έψιλον. It represents roughly the same sound in both alphabets: in Modern Greek, a somewhat lowered variant of the mid front unrounded vowel: /e/ or /e̞/. It is preceded by δ and followed by ϝ.

See also

• Greek alphabet: Αα Ββ Γγ Δδ Εε Ζζ Ηη Θθ Ιι℩ Κκ Λλ Μμ Νν Ξξ Οο Ππ Ρρ Σσς Ττ Υυ Φφ Χχ Ψψ Ωω

Derived terms

• ε' ‎(e'), ,ε ‎(,e)
• e, E (Roman)
• е, Е (Cyrillic)
• є, Є (Cyrillic)
• э, Э (Cyrillic)
• ⲉ, Ⲉ (Coptic)
• ɛ, ɜ, ɞ (IPA)
• ∈ (mathematics)