What does Α (A) mean in the Bible?
Α (A) is a Greek word meaning "Alpha".
Greek · G1
Α
Alpha
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Α G1
Pronunciation A
What does Α (A) mean in the Bible?
Α (A) is a Greek word meaning "Alpha".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Alpha (3).
Where does Α (A) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Revelation 1:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (3).
Are there verse guides for Α (A)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Alpha 3× Revelation 1:8, Revelation 21:6, Revelation 22:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Revelation 1:8
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Revelation 3
Source forms
Ἄλφα 3x Alpha Revelation 1:8, Revelation 21:6, Revelation 22:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 3x Revelation 1:8, Revelation 21:6, Revelation 22:13
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. Alpha
Source Gloss
Alpha
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Revelation 1:8 Letter
Α a
the first letter of the Greek alphabet
Read verse Revelation 1:11 Letter
Α a
the first letter of the Greek alphabet
Read verse Revelation 21:6 Letter
Α a
the first letter of the Greek alphabet
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the first letter of the Greek alphabet
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain