## G0001 --- #### Gary’s Bible Definition - #### Root Transliteration (Phonetic Spelling) - alpha (al'-fah) #### Strong's Definition & Usage - Definition - alpha - ?? negative (2) copulative (3) intensive ?? - Usage: alpha; the first letter of the Greek alphabet #### Part of Speech - Indeclinable Letter (Noun) #### BSB Translation - #### NASB Translation - alpha, as num. 1 or 1000, as prefix (4) #### NASB Word Origin - first letter of the Greek alphabet #### Occurrences - 4 #### Occurrences Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/strongs_1.htm #### BibleHub Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/1.htm #### Helps Word Studies - [[G0001]] A – alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet. [[G0001]]/a (alpha) is used as a prefix (called its "privative use") and typically means "no" or "not" (= "un-," "without"). - Greek words, whose first letter (of the root) is alpha, can not take an "alpha-privative" to negate them, so the only way to express their "antithesis" is using a negative particle before them (e.g. mē, ou). - Example: There is no single word for "unforgiveness" in the NT because the first letter is already alpha ("a") – so a negative has to be used separately like, "not forgive" (ou/mē aphiēmi). "Righteousness/judge" (dikē) however does not begin in Greek with the letter "a" so unrighteousness is formed by using the prefix alpha (adikia). #### Blue Letter Bible - Outline - #### Blue Letter Bible - Strong's Definition - #### Blue Letter Bible - Vines - --- #### Transliteration Details - --- #### Date - Initial - 2019.10.20 - Revised - 2023.03.07 ---