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Α (A｜al'-fah｜noun｜alpha)

[Grk] Α, α, ἄλφα, Ἄλφα LN: 61.7 GK: G1, G270

Derivation: of Hebrew origin;
Strong's: the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first:
KJV: --Alpha. Often used (usually ἄν, before a vowel) also in composition (as a contraction from ἄνευ) in the sense of privation; so, in many words, beginning with this letter; occasionally in the sense of union (as a contraction of ἅμα).
See: ἄνευ
See: ἅμα

Lexicon of Extended Strongs for Greek and Hebrew

Ἀλφα [G:N] alpha Α, α, ἄλφα (which see), τό, indecl.,
alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet. As a numeral, ά = 1, α = 1000. As a prefix, it appears to have at least two and perhaps three distinct senses:
__1. ἀ- (before a vowel, ἀν-) negative, as in ἄ-γνωστος, ἄ-δικος.
__2. ἀ-, ἁ- copulative, indicating community and fellowship, as in ἁ-πλοῦς, ἀ-κολουθέω, ἀ-δελφός.
__3. An intensive force (LS, s. α), as in ἀ-τενίζω is sometimes assumed (but see Boisacq, see word).
(AS)

A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament by George Abbott-Smith

Α, α, ἄλφα

(q.v.), τό, indecl., alpha,

the first letter of the Greek alphabet. As a numeral, = 1, α, = 1000.

As a prefix, it appears to have at least two and perhaps three distinct senses:

1. ἀ- (before a vowel, ἀν-) negative, as in ἄ-γιωστος, ἄ-δικος.

2. ἁ-, ἀ- copulative, indicating community and fellowship, as in ἁ-πλοῦς, ἀ-κολουθέω, ἀ-δελφός.

3. An intensive force (LS, s. a), as in ἀ-τενίζω is sometimes assumed (but v. Boisacq, s.v.).

Ἄλφα, τό, indecl. (see A), Alpha: Rev 1:8; Rev 21:6; Rev 22:13 (v. Swete, in 11.).†

Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries

Α

A

al'-fah

Of Hebrew origin; the first letter of the alphabet: figuratively only (from its use as a numeral) the first. Often used (usually “an”, before a vowel) also in composition (as a contraction from G427) in the sense of privation; so in many words beginning with this letter; occasionally in the sense of union (as a contraction of G260): - Alpha.

A Greek-English Lexicon, Keyed to Strong’s numbers - Liddell, Scott, Jones

Α

Α α, ἄλφα (q.v.), τό, indecl., first letter of the Gr. alphabet: as Numeral, ά = εἷς and πρῶτος, but 'α = 1,000.

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions, Thayer's Greek Definitions and Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries Combined

Original: Α

Transliteration: A

Phonetic: al'-fah

Thayer Definition:

first letter of Greek alphabet
Christ is the Alpha to indicate that he is the beginning and the end

Origin: of Hebrew origin

TDNT entry: 1:1,*

Part(s) of speech: Letter

Strong's Definition: Of Hebrew origin; the first letter of the alphabet: figuratively only (from its use as a numeral) the first. Often used (usually " an", before a vowel) also in composition (as a contraction from G427) in the sense of privation ; so in many words beginning with this letter; occasionally in the sense of union (as a contraction of G260): - Alpha.

Total KJV Occurrences: 4

alpha (4)
Rev 1:8; Rev 1:11; Rev 21:6; Rev 22:13

Strong's Master Concordance

This work is a compilation on:

Dictionaries of Hebrew and Greek Words taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance by James Strong, 1890.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures. This lexicon was originally written by Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gesenius (1786-1842) in the German language.

A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament by George Abbott-Smith, first published in 1922.

The Vocabulary of the Greek Testament by George Milligan and James Hope Moulton was first published in 1930.

A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, more commonly known as Brown–Driver–Briggs or BDB (from the name of its three authors) is a standard reference for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic, first published in 1906.

A Greek–English Lexicon, often referred to as Liddell & Scott or Liddell–Scott–Jones (LSJ), is a standard lexicographical work of the Ancient Greek language originally edited by Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, Henry Stuart Jones, and Roderick McKenzie and published in 1843 by the Oxford University Press.

R. C. Trench’s Synonyms of the New Testament is one of the earliest and most-quoted authorities on NT Greek word studies.

Richard Chenevix Trench (1807 - 1886) was an Anglican archbishop and poet.

The Gematria Dictionary enables one to view all the Strong Hebrew references that have the same numerical value as a given Strong Hebrew reference. Author: Carl Andrew Lema

Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon is a revised and translated edition of C.G. Wilke's Clavis Novi Testamenti. First published in 1841.