Ἀ, ἀ
A, a
Sounds Like: AL-fah
Translations: Alpha, un-, not, without
From the root: Α
Part of Speech: Letter, Prefix
Explanation: This is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, Alpha. It can also function as a prefix, often called the 'alpha privative', which negates the meaning of the word it's attached to. When used as a prefix, it typically translates to 'un-', 'not', or 'without', similar to the English prefixes 'a-' (as in 'atheist') or 'un-'. For example, if attached to a word meaning 'known', it would create a word meaning 'unknown'.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G0001 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:197
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 1:2
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 9:28
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 60:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
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