α • αα • αβ • αγ • αδ • αε • αζ • αη • αθ
- α
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- Parse: Noun: Indeclinable letter
- Meaning:
- First letter of the Greek alphabet (ἄλφα) and used for "first."
- As a prefix it denotes "privation" or "negative"
α- added before a consonant:
δῆλος = clear, revealed
ἄδηλος = obscure, hiddenα- added before a vowel:
ἀριθμητός = numbered
ἀναρίθμητος = without number, numberless - Sometimes as a prefix (ἀ- or ἁ-) denotes "augmentation" and "union"
- As a number: α' = one; α = 1000
- Note: On a Greek polytonic keyboard, hit the A-key to print this letter; for accented letters hit the accent key before hitting the A-key
- ἆ
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- Parse: Interjection
- Meaning: ah, alas!
καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεὼν ἆ ἆ, κύριέ μου κύριε
And Gideon said, "Alas, alas, Lord, my Lord" (Judg 6:22) - Concord: click here