G2717

ἄλφα

alpha

Indeclinable noun · Of Hebrew origin

Of Hebrew origin; the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first:—Alpha. Often used (usually ἄν án, 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).

Outline

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