Word Study · Strong's G1 · Greek
G1
G1
al'-fah
“the first letter of the alphabet”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first:
Rendered in the KJV as
Alpha.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- ἄλφα3
How it is rendered · 1
- Alpha3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular2
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
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- N-NSN-T · 2
- N-NSN-LI · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Revelation3 occurrences
- Revelation 1:8ἄλφαalphanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.here: Alpha
- Revelation 21:6ἄλφαalphanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularAnd He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.here: Alpha
- Revelation 22:13ἄλφαalphanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularI am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”here: Alpha