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Alpha

Meaning of “Alpha”

Sense 1: The first letter of the Greek alphabet. Sense 2: Figuratively, the first or beginning.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604
4 occurrences4 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Revelation 1:8

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “Alpha”

KJV PCE
Revelation 1:8
I am alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 1:8 · retained source text

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Revelation 1:11
Saying, I am alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 1:11 · retained source text

Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and what thou seest, write in a booke, and send it vnto the seuen Churches which are in Asia, vnto Ephesus, and vnto Smyrna, and vnto Pergamos, and vnto Thyatira, and vnto Sardis, and Philadelphia, and vnto Laodicea.

Revelation 21:6
And he said unto me, It is done. I am alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Revelation 21:6 · retained source text

And he said vnto mee, It is done: I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will giue vnto him that is athirst, of the fountaine of the water of life, freely.

1611 marginal noteChap. 1.8. and 22.13.

1611 marginal noteEsa. 55.1.

Revelation 22:13
I am alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Revelation 22:13 · retained source text

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first & the last.

1611 marginal noteEsa. 41.4. and 44.6.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The first letter of the Greeks: wherefore it is sometimes taken for the first or chief in any thing.

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