This word comes from the name of Alpha.
Definition
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).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Revelation 1:8Ἄλφα · Alpha“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
- Revelation 21:6Ἄλφα · AlphaAnd 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.
- Revelation 22:13Ἄλφα · AlphaI am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”