ΑA
alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
Greek (New Testament) · G1
Meanings
As a numeral, αʹ = 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, as in ἀ-τενίζω is sometimes assumed.
Same root
- ἀνυπότακτοςanypótaktos · G506unsubdued, i.e. insubordinate (in fact or temper)
- ἀνόητοςanóētos · G453unintelligent; by implication, sensual
- ἀπαράβατοςaparábatos · G531not passing away, i.e. untransferable (perpetual)
- ἄσπιλοςáspilos · G784unblemished (physically or morally)
- ἀδιάκριτοςadiákritos · G87properly, undistinguished, i.e. (actively) impartial
- ἄτιμοςátimos · G820(negatively) unhonoured or (positively) dishonoured
- ἀκέραιοςakéraios · G185unmixed, i.e. (figuratively) innocent
- αἰδώςaidṓs · G127bashfulness, i.e. (towards men), modesty or (towards God) awe
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”
- Revelation 21:6 And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life.
- Revelation 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.