noun · neuter
alfa
GreekἌλφα (alfa)
Strong’sG1
the first letter of the Greek alphabet
stem alf-3 times in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἄλφα, τό, indecl. (v.s. Α),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidal'-fah
the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first:
Fromof Hebrew origin;
King JamesAlpha.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | alfa3×Ἄλφα | alfa |
| of, belonging to genitive | alfa | alfa |
| to, for dative | alfa | alfa |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
alfa“Alpha”subject or objectdirect singular3×
Revelation 1:8“Alpha”Mis amō tem Alfa kai tem Ō, legatō kurios, tos theos, tos arōtos kai tos ate kai tos ercherōtos, tos pantokratōros.“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come — the Almighty.
Revelation 21:6“Alpha”kai legata mi; Ginalē. mis tem Alfa kai tem Ō, tas archas kai tem telem. mis to dipsarōto dōami ek tau pēgau teu hudōreu tau zōau dōreōs.And 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 22:13“Alpha”mis tem Alfa kai tem Ō, tos prōtos kai tos eschatos, tas archas kai tem telem.I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”