Epsilon (Palaeograece ἒ ψιλόν, Neograece έψιλον, maiusculum Ε, minusculum ε) est quinta alphabeti Graeci littera.
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Ex he 𐤄, littera Phoenicia, ortum, E, litteram Latinam, et Е, litteram Cyrillicam, peperit. In Graeco numerorum systemate, quinque vel quintum denotat.
Linguâ antiquâ ē (Graece εἶ) appellabatur, sed post mutationem soni saeculi secundi aerae vulgaris nomen e psilon creatum est ut haec littera ab ae diphthongo (αι δίφθογγος) distinguatur. Latine etiam e brevis vel e pente (πέντε, hoc est "quinque") appellatur.
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