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ἄλφα

alpha

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1. ἄλφα · alpha — Beekes

ἄλφα [n.] name of the first letter of the alphabet (P1.). *COMP Collocation ἀλφάβητος [m., f.]; also [n.pl.]? (Irenaeus of Lyon), see Schwyzer KZ 58 (1931): 199ff. ἀλφός 77 *ETYM From Hebr. ’aleph (see Schwyzer: 140 y and Schwyzer KZ 58 (1931): 177-183). For the final vowel, cf. Bijra, from Hebr. béth. See Einarson Class. Phil.62 (1967): 1-24 and 262f. — [Beekes, s.v. ἄλφα, p. 123]

2. ἄλφα · alpha — Chantraine

ἄλφα : n. {indéclinable, pl. τὰ ἄλφα Arist. Mél, 1087 a) premier exemple atlesté PI. Cra. 431 6. Noter la formule τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ Ap. 1,8. Dérivé : ἀλφάριον « équerre, fil à plomb » (Théo. Sm. in Ptol. 228 H). Composé &kpdénros πὶ. (prem. ex. chez Irénée de Lyon) et plus tard féminin. Maïs on trouve aussi le pluriel gén. τῶν ἀλφαδήτων à quoi répondait p.-ê. un nom. τὰ ἀλφάδητα. Enfin le copte ἀλφαθητα m. repose … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἄλφα, p. 80]

3. ἄλφα · alpha — Frisk

ἄλφα n. (Pl., Arist. usw.) aus hebr. ’aleph mit hinzugefügter Vokalstütze (Schwyzer 140γ m. Lit.). Ebenso βῆτα aus hebr. δέῃ. Durch Zusammensetzung ἀλφάβητος m. f.; näheres bei Schwyzer KZ 58, 199ff. — [Frisk, s.v. ἄλφα, p. 111]

4. ἄλφα · alpha — Frisk

ἄλφα. Zur Entstehung und Entwicklung der griech. Buchstabennamen Einarson ClassPhil. 62 (1967) 1-24 und 262f. — [Frisk, s.v. ἄλφα, p. 2153]

5. ἄλφα · alpha — LSJ

v. Α α init.; cf. Aen.Tact. 31.18, Callias ap. Ath. 10.453d, Pl. Cra. 431e; ἐπίσταται δʼ οὐδʼ ἄλφα συλλαβὴν γνῶναι Herod. 3.22.

2 -square

T-square, Eustr. in EN 74.2.

3

Phoenician for βοὸς κεφαλή, Hsch.

4 first

metaph., τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ the first and last, Apoc. 1.8, al.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ἄλφα (scan pp. 123-124; entry #402).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἄλφα (scan p. 80; entry #417).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἄλφα (scan p. 111; entry #393).

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