Greek Isopsephy
Origin: Ancient Greece · Era: c. 500 BCE
The ancient Greek practice of calculating the numerical value of words using the 24-letter Greek alphabet. Pythagoras himself used this method.
The ancient Greek practice of calculating the numerical value of words using the 24-letter Greek alphabet. Pythagoras himself used this method.
Isopsephy (Greek "isos"=equal, "psephos"=pebble) is the ancestor of both Hebrew Gematria and modern numerology. Each Greek letter carries a value from Alpha=1 through Omega=800. Pythagoras and his followers used isopsephy to discover mathematical harmony in language. It influenced early Christian mystics, most famously in the "Number of the Beast" (666) in Revelation.
- Isopsephy Value
- Reduced Form
What is Isopsephy?
Greek practice of calculating numerical values of words using the 24-letter alphabet (Alpha=1 through Omega=800). Words with equal values share a hidden metaphysical connection.
How did Pythagoras use it?
To discover mathematical harmony in language. The practice formed the philosophical foundation that evolved into modern Western numerology.
What is the connection to 666?
The Number of the Beast in Revelation is an Isopsephy calculation of a name in Greek or Hebrew.