Isopsephy
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Isopsephy (IPA: [ˈaɪsəsɛfi], 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 Latin word for "pebbles" is "calculi", the origin of the word "calculate."

Isopsephy is related to Gematria, the same practice using the Hebrew alphabet, and the ancient number systems of many other peoples (for the Arabic alphabet version, see Abjad numerals). A Gematria of Latin-script languages was also popular in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and indeed its legacy remains in numerology and Masonic symbolism today.[1]

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Letter Values
Letter (upper
and lower case)		 Value Name Trans-
literation
Α α 1 Alpha A
Β β 2 Beta B
Γ γ 3 Gamma G
Δ δ 4 Delta D
Ε ε 5 Epsilon E
Ϝ ϝ 6 Digamma
(later Stigma)		 W
Ζ ζ 7 Zeta Z
Η η 8 Eta E
Θ θ 9 Theta Th
Ι ι 10 Iota I
Κ κ 20 Kappa C
Λ λ 30 Lambda L
Μ μ 40 Mu M
Ν ν 50 Nu N
Ξ ξ 60 Xi X
Ο ο 70 Omicron O
Π π 80 Pi P
Ϙ ϙ 90 Qoppa Q/H
Ρ ρ 100 Rho R
Σ σ 200 Sigma S
Τ τ 300 Tau T
Υ υ 400 Upsilon Y
Φ φ 500 Phi Ph
Χ χ 600 Chi Ch
Ψ ψ 700 Psi Ps
Ω ω 800 Omega O
Ϡ ϡ 900 Sampi Ss

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Masonry and the Cabala - Gematria as a Key to the Secrets of Freemasonry and Masonic Codes

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