Initial ofAncient GreekἩσύχιος(Hēsúkhios), the name ofHesychius of Alexandria, its once-supposed editor.
Η
- (textual criticism) theAlexandrian text-type
FromPhoenician𐤇(ḥ,“ḥēt”).
Η• (Ē) (uppercase,lowercaseη)
- The lettereta (ἦτα), the seventh letter of the ancientGreek alphabet.
- (Greek-script letters)Α α,Β β,Γ γ,Δ δ,Ε ε,Ζ ζ,Η η,Θ θ,Ι ι,Κ κ,Λ λ,Μ μ,Ν ν,Ξ ξ,Ο ο,Π π,Ρ ρ,Σ σ ς,Τ τ,Υ υ,Φ φ,Χ χ,Ψ ψ,Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters)Ϝ(W)ϝ(w),Ͷͷ,Ͱ(H)ͱ(h),Ϻ(S)ϻ(s),Ϟϟ,Ϙ(Q)ϙ(q),Ͳ(S)ͳ(s)
- (punctuation)·;
- (diacritics)᾿῾◌́◌̀῀¨
Η• (C)
- A digit100 in the decimalacrophonic numeral system that predated thegematria system. An abbreviation ofἑκατόν(hekatón,“hundred”). Equivalent to the Roman numeralC.
The basic acrophonic units areΙ 1,𐅃 5,Δ 10,Η 100,Χ 1000 andΜ 10,000. Η is iterated forΗΗ 200,ΗΗΗ 300 andΗΗΗΗ 400, and combines with 𐅃 for 500.
- 𐅋 100 talents,𐅒 100 staters
- 𐅅 500
Η• (I) (uppercase,lowercaseη)
- Theupper case lettereta (ήτα), the seventh letter of the modernGreek alphabet.
Η• (I)
- The numbereight inGreek numerals.
- ͵Η(“8000”)(a Greek numeral)
Η• (I)
- the (feminine form;pluralοι)
When accented this letter forms a conjunctionή(í,“or”).
- see:Appendix:Greek alphabet
