In English, we have alpha and numeric characters: a,b,c,d,e, etc., & 0,1,2,3,4, etc.  Both Greek and Hebrew have only one set of characters used for both words and numbers. When a word in Greek, for example, is written out, it has a mathematical value.  This value is called gematria.  The Greek word for Jesus (Ἰησοῦς) has a mathematical equivalent of 888. It works like this: iota, 10; eta, 8; sigma, 200; omicron, 70; upsilon, 400; sigma, 200. The sum of 10 + 8 + 200 + 70 + 400 + 200 is 888. There are many very interesting mathematical relationships when the gematria of words and sentences are examined.

Following are two tables that show both Greek and Hebrew gematria; that is, number-letter value equivalents.

Greek Gematria, Letters and Numeric Values

Greek Letter	Greek Name	English Letter	Numeric Value		Greek Letter	Greek Name	English Letter	Numeric Value
Α, α	alpha	father	1		Ξ,ξ	xi	box	60
B, β	beta	boy	2		O, ο	omikron	off	70
Γ, γ	gamma	god	3		P, π	pi	pet	80
Δ, δ	delta	dog	4		ϟ Ϟ	Coph	rock	90
Ε, ε	epsilon	end	5		Ρ ρ	rho	rat	100
ς final	Sigma	sam	6		Σ, σ	sigma	sam (s,V)	200
Z, ζ	zeta	zebra	7		T, τ	tau	test	300
H, η	eta	hey	8		Υ, υ	upsilon	up	400
Θ, θ	theta	thick (q)	9		Φ, φ	phi	phone (f)	500
I, ι	iota	it	10		Χ, χ	chi	bach	600
K, κ	kappa	kit	20		Ψ, ψ	psi	cups (y)	700
Λ, λ	lamda	low	30		Ω, ω	omega	orange (w)	800
M, μ	mu	mike	40		Ϡ	sampsi	sam	900 = sampsi
N, ν	nu	new	50

 

Hebrew Gematria, Letters and Numeric Values

Hebrew Letter	Hebrew Name	English Letter	Numeric Value		Hebrew Letter	Hebrew Name	English Letter	Numeric Value
א	aleph	silent (א)	1 or 1000		ל	lamed	low	30
ב	bet	boy	2		ם מ*	mem	mike	40 600
ג	gimel	god	3		נ ן*	nun	new	50 600
ד	deled	dog	4		ס	samech	sam	60
ה	heh	hi	5		ע	ayin	silent	70
ו	vov	very, up	6		פ ף*	pey	pet, phone	80 800
ז	zayin	zebrea	7		צ ץ*	tzadi	nets	90 900
ח	ches	bach	8		ק	kuf	q, kit	100
ט	tes	test	9		ר	reish	race	200
י	yod	you	10		ש	shin	sam, shem	300
כ ך*	chof	kit	20 500		ת	tof	test	400

*final form is the form of the letter found when it occurs at the end of a word.