Alpha
α, ἈλφαStrong’s G0001Alpha
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Alpha is the Greek word usually translated “alpha”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”
Meaning
Usually translated “alpha”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- alpha 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 4
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 1:11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
- Revelation 21:6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
- Revelation 22:13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Greek dictionary
α, Ἀλφα Alpha · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “alpha” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.