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Alpha
King James Dictionary
AL'PHA, n. Heb. an ox, a leader.
The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and used to denote first or beginning.
I am Alpha and Omega. Revelation 1 .
As a numeral, it stands for one. It was formerly used also to denote chief as, Plato was the Alpha of the wits.
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Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Alpha'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/a/alpha.html.