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Greek Gematria Calculator

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Greek Gematria, historically referred to as isopsephy, is the alphanumeric practice of assigning numerical values to the letters of the Greek alphabet. This system was widely utilized in the ancient Hellenistic world, early Christian texts, and Greek manuscripts to encode messages and identify symbolic relationships between words. A Greek Gematria calculator computes the sum of the numerical values corresponding to the Greek letters in a given word or phrase, such as Alpha representing one and Omega representing eight hundred. Researchers search for this tool to analyze early Christian texts and study ancient Greek literature.

Compute the Greek isopsephy value of any Greek word or phrase. Type or paste Greek letters — accented or bare — and we show the total plus a transparent letter-by-letter breakdown so you can see exactly how the number is reached.

See also: Gematria Calculator, Hebrew Gematria Calculator, and Greek to English Transliteration.

Quick Answer

Greek Gematria, or isopsephy, is the practice of calculating the numerical value of Greek words. A Greek Gematria calculator sums the traditional values of Greek letters in a text to support study of ancient manuscripts.

Greek letters α–ω plus the obsolete numeral letters digamma (6), koppa (90), and sampi (900). Polytonic accents and breathing marks are normalized to the bare letter.

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Greek Isopsephy

Greek Isopsephy

888

6 letters counted

Greek letters take grouped values: 1–9 for α–θ (with digamma = 6), 10–90 for ι–ϟ (koppa), and 100–800 for ρ–ω, plus sampi = 900. Used in ancient Greek and early Christian texts.

Letter-by-letter

Greek Isopsephy — running total ends at 888

#CharacterValueRunning total
1Ι1010
2η818
3σ200218
4ο70288
5υ400688
6ς200888
6 characters counted
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Examples

Ιησους (Iesous · Jesus)

= 888

Χριστος (Christos · Christ)

= 1480

Θεος (Theos · God)

= 284

Λογος (Logos · Word)

= 373

αληθεια (Aletheia · truth)

= 64

αγαπη (Agape · love)

= 93

σοφια (Sophia · wisdom)

= 781

How it works

Each Greek letter has a fixed value from the ancient Milesian numeral system. We sum the values for every letter in your input. Polytonic accents and breathing marks are normalized away; spaces and punctuation are ignored.

Standard values

  • α = 1 · β = 2 · γ = 3 · δ = 4 · ε = 5
  • digamma = 6 · ζ = 7 · η = 8 · θ = 9
  • ι = 10 · κ = 20 · λ = 30 · μ = 40
  • ν = 50 · ξ = 60 · ο = 70 · π = 80
  • koppa = 90 · ρ = 100 · σ/ς = 200
  • τ = 300 · υ = 400 · φ = 500 · χ = 600
  • ψ = 700 · ω = 800 · sampi = 900

Both σ and the final form ς equal 200. Uppercase and lowercase share the same value.

A note on interpretation.

Greek isopsephy was used in ancient and early Christian writing to draw connections between words and numbers, but a shared numerical value is not, on its own, proof of doctrine, prophecy, or hidden meaning. Use it as a reference tool, not a replacement for context, the plain sense of the text, or sound interpretation.

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Frequently asked questions

Isopsephy (Greek: ἰσόψηφος, "equal in number") is the Greek practice of summing the numerical values assigned to letters of the alphabet. It dates back to classical antiquity and shows up in early Christian texts such as the famous Revelation 13:18 reference to a number, as well as in Greek inscriptions, Sibylline Oracles, and Pythagorean writings. The system is essentially the Greek counterpart of Hebrew gematria.

Standard Milesian numerals: α=1, β=2, γ=3, δ=4, ε=5, ζ=7, η=8, θ=9, ι=10, κ=20, λ=30, μ=40, ν=50, ξ=60, ο=70, π=80, ρ=100, σ/ς=200, τ=300, υ=400, φ=500, χ=600, ψ=700, ω=800. Three obsolete numeral letters fill the gaps: digamma (or stigma) = 6, koppa = 90, and sampi = 900.

We normalize them away. ή, ώ, ᾳ, Ἰ, and similar accented forms are treated as their base letter (η, ω, α, Ι), so you can paste real Greek text from manuscripts or modern editions without stripping diacritics yourself.

No. Α and α both equal 1, just as Β and β both equal 2. Greek isopsephy is case-insensitive — only the letter identity matters.

Ἰησοῦς in standard isopsephy comes to 888, often noted by early Christian writers as a counterpoint to the Revelation 13:18 number 666 (which itself spells out a Greek phrase under one common interpretation). Calculate it for yourself with the Iesous example above — the letter-by-letter table shows how 888 is reached.

The fastest way is to copy and paste from a Greek source. The example buttons on this page are good starting points. macOS, Windows, and ChromeOS all support adding a Greek keyboard layout in Settings → Language.

No. Two words sharing an isopsephy value means their letter sums are equal — nothing more. Some traditions read significance into matches; we leave that interpretation to you. The math is what we publish.