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α

Vocabulary form: 
a
Definition: 

a as in father

GK: 
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Mnemonics

Submitted by cmn007 on Mon, 2020-07-06 17:55

Alpha as in the "alpha dog". Its the first letter of the alphabet

Submitted by anglewings1 on Thu, 2021-07-22 03:47

Do mnemonic mean comment? I am trying to use the free version of Basics of Biblical Greek. I am here and asked to do something I am not sure about.

Submitted by Matt1053 on Mon, 2022-08-29 15:11

It doesn't mean comment. They are devices you can use for simplifying an idea or concept into a word or phrase that you may easily remember the whole idea or concept.

For example. The Genitive case is the one that shows possession. I remember this by saying "Jenny owned it." That is a mnemonic device. Jenny helps me remember genitive. Owned it reminds me of the plural case ending omega nu which makes the "own" sound. Own also means ownership which reminds me of possession.

Submitted by faith.peters on Sun, 2020-09-20 14:43

a as in panther

Submitted by DonnaCNJ on Fri, 2020-09-25 13:49

Alpha as in alphabet first letter in the greek

Submitted by Kazuho　Imai on Mon, 2020-11-23 04:56

a

Submitted by Frank Reynolds on Thu, 2021-01-07 15:56

father

Submitted by txkmike on Sat, 2021-01-16 17:10

AH

Submitted by YeSu on Sun, 2023-02-05 10:56

"α" is the fAther of the ALPHAbet

Submitted by KazziJai on Sun, 2023-04-09 21:35

Alpha as is alphabet

Submitted by wcosta on Thu, 2023-10-19 12:58

Alpha dog

Submitted by mstevenmeyer79 on Sun, 2024-06-16 08:14

mstevenmeyer79

Biblical Concordance

Either this word does not occur in the New Testament, or it occurs too frequently to show.