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However, the idea of God's eternal nature can be seen in passages like Isaiah 44:6, where God declares Himself as the first and the last.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "alpha" is used symbolically to denote the beginning or the first. It is often paired with "omega," the last letter of the Greek alphabet, to signify completeness or entirety. This usage is most prominently seen in the Book of Revelation, where God declares Himself as the "Alpha and Omega," emphasizing His eternal nature and sovereignty over all creation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The Greek alphabet was widely used in the Hellenistic world and became the standard script for the New Testament writings. The use of "alpha" and "omega" as a pair to signify the beginning and the end was a familiar concept in Greek culture, symbolizing totality or completeness. This symbolism was adopted by early Christians to express the eternal and all-encompassing nature of God.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1</b> <i>A</i> – <i>alpha</i>, the first letter of the Greek <i>alpha</i>bet. 1/<i>a</i> (<i>alpha</i>) is used as a <i>prefix</i> (called its "privative use") and <i>typically</i> means "<i>no</i>" or "<i>not</i>" (= "un-," "without").</p><p class="discovery">[Greek words, whose first letter (of the root) is <i>alpha</i>, can not take an "alpha-privative" to negate them, so the <i>only</i> way to express their "antithesis" is using a <i>negative particle</i> before them (e.g. <i>mē</i>, <i>ou</i>).]</p><p class="discovery"><i>Example</i>: There is no single word for "unforgiveness" in the NT because the first letter is already <i>alpha</i> ("a") – so a negative has to be used separately like, "not forgive" (<i>ou/mē aphiēmi</i>). "<i>Righteousness/</i>judge" (<i>dikē</i>) however does not begin in Greek with the letter "a" so <i>unrighteousness</i> is formed by using the prefix <i>alpha</i> (<i>adikia</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>first letter of the Greek alphabet<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>alpha, as num. 1 or 1000, as prefix (1) negative (2) copulative (3) intensive.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1: Α, ἄλφα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Α, ἄλφα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span>, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, opening the series which the letter omega <span class="greek2">ω</span> closes. Hence, the expression <span class="greek2">ἐγώ</span> <span class="greek2">εἰμί</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">Α</span> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">ἄλφα</span>) <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">Ω</span> (<span class="greek2">Ὦ</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>), <a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-8.htm">Revelation 1:8, 11</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span>, which is explained by the appended words <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">ἀρχή</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">τέλος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-6.htm">Revelation 21:6</a>, and by the further addition <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">πρῶτος</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">ἔσχατος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/22-13.htm">Revelation 22:13</a>. On the meaning of the phrase cf. <a href="/interlinear/revelation/11-17.htm">Revelation 11:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/41-4.htm">Isaiah 41:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/44-6.htm">Isaiah 44:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/48-12.htm">Isaiah 48:12</a>; (especially <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> American edition, p. 73). <span class="greek2">Α</span>, when prefixed to words as an inseparable syllable, is: <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> privative (<span class="greek2">στερητικόν</span>), like the Latin<span class="latin">in-</span>, the English un-, giving a negative sense to the word to which it is prefixed, as <span class="greek2">ἀβαρής</span>; or signifying what is contrary to it, as <span class="greek2">ἄτιμος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἀτιμόω</span>; before vowels generally <span class="greek2">αν(</span>, as in <span class="greek2">ἀναίτιος</span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> copulative (<span class="greek2">ἀθροιστικόν</span>), akin to the particle <span class="greek2">ἅμα</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 598), indicating community and fellowship, as in <span class="greek2">ἀδελφός</span>, <span class="greek2">ἀκόλουθος</span>. Hence, it is: <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> intensive (<span class="greek2">ἐπιτατικόν</span>), strengthening the force of terms, like the Latin<span class="latin">con</span> in composition; as <span class="greek2">ἀτενίζω</span> from <span class="greek2">ἀτενής</span> (yet cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 100 (95)). This use, however, is doubted or denied now by many (e. g. Lob. Path. Element. i. 34f). Cf. Kühner, i. 741, § 339 Anm. 5; (<span class="abbreviation">Jelf</span>, § 342 <span class="greek2">δ</span>.); Alexander <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span> (1873) Gram. § 120 Anm. 11; (Donaldson, Gram., p. 334; New Crat. §§ 185, 213; Liddell and Scott, under the word).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Alpha.<p>Of Hebrew origin; the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first: --Alpha. Often used (usually an, before a vowel) also in composition (as a contraction from <a href="/greek/427.htm">aneu</a>) in the sense of privation; so, in many words, beginning with this letter; occasionally in the sense of union (as a contraction of <a href="/greek/260.htm">hama</a>). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/427.htm">aneu</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/260.htm">hama</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Α Αλφα Ἄλφα A Alpha Álpha<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/revelation/1-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 1:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰμι τὸ <b>Ἄλφα</b> καὶ τὸ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I am <span class="itali">Alpha</span> and Omega,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> am the <span class="itali">Alpha</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 1:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐιμι τὸ <b>Α</b> καὶ τὸ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I am <span class="itali">Alpha</span> and Omega,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> am the <span class="itali">Alpha</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/21-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 21:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰμι τὸ <b>Ἄλφα</b> καὶ τὸ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I am <span class="itali">Alpha</span> and Omega,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> am the <span class="itali">Alpha</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/22-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 22:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐγὼ τὸ <b>Ἄλφα</b> καὶ τὸ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I am <span class="itali">Alpha</span> and Omega,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/22-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I [am] the <span class="itali">Alpha</span> and the<p><b><a href="/greek/1.htm">Strong's Greek 1</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/alpha_1.htm">Ἄλφα — 4 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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