Alpha & Omega Words | "Middle" in LDS-TG | Fractions

  Alpha and Omega Words

In the Hebrew Old Testament Lexicon

The very first word in the Hebrew lexicon to the Old Testament is ab ("!), which means "Father."  We might call to mind Jesus' plea in Gethsemane saying, "Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt." (Mark 14:36.)

There is a great deal to be learned from this word.  This has been written up elsewhere.  See "God the Father and Mother in Alphabetics Bible Code."

The very last word in the Hebrew lexicon to the Old Testament, Tattenay (*1;;) means "gift."  This brings to mind the free, undeserved gift of salvation that is available to all without money and without cost.  In fact the key qualifier for salvation, unique in the gospel of Christ, is realizing that we are incapable of qualifying in and of ourselves and that we need to turn to God that he might give us a new heart and fill us with His Spirit.

The same will be true in the end times in the temporal deliverance that will come to the Lord's people as a whole at the end of the three and one half years of tribulation captivity in which Satan's beastly kingdom prevails.  We will not deserve it, but God will grant it because of our broken hearts and contrite spirits in realizing our foolishness in so fully falling for Satan's kingdom on earth, the socialist New World Order.

Gift.

1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. (Isaiah 55:1-4)

I believe that the placing of this word "gift" as the last word in the lexicon is God's way of spotlighting a most fundamental principle relevant to both the first and second comings of Messiah.

The irony is that mankind are so slow to accept this generous gift. They don't understand his work.  He comes as a thief in the night, unexpected, outside of their expectations.

Fittingly, the very middle word in the Greek New Testament lexicon (5624 -- last word -- divided by two = 2812) means "Thief," with Zodhiates giving the antonyms "(2110), a worker of good, (1395), a giver."

745-2812 was the phone number where I was staying the summer after first discovering this alphabetics code.

 

In the Greek New Testament Lexicon

The very first word listed in the Greek New Testament Lexicon is a (").  The definition for this word in relation to God could be the subject of an entire book or more.  Here we will attempt to touch on some of the key points, taking the explanations for the word given by Zodhiates' and discussing their ramifications.

1. " a; indeclinable, neut. noun. Alpha, The first letter of the Greek alphabet which corresponds in name, order, and power to the Hebrew aleph.

The Rabbis say, "To define Aleph is to define God." (Written by the Finger of God, page 165.) In these sister languages, Aleph/Alpha stands for God.

Continuing with the definition, note the extremes of meaning, from negation to augmentation to neutrality, and interesting linguistic variation of the idea of last, first, and meridian:

    (I) A is used as a prefix in compound words as a particle to denote:
    (A) Negation or privation; apart from, without [see write-up on Useless & Nothing]
    (B) Intensity increasing the meaning of the simple word; augmentative.
    (C) Collectiveness or assembling, from hama (260), same, together, with.

Continuing with the definition for word number one in the NT lexicon:

    (II) Alpha is used with the last letter of the Greek alphabet (omega [5598]) in the expression "alpha and omega, the first and the last," which is applied to God the Father or Christ (Rev. 1:8, 11; 21:6; 22:13).  The Hebrews, the Greeks, and the Romans all used their alphabetical letters as numerals, which accounts for the ease with which alpha and omega also represent first and last.
    (A) ...Thus in Revelation, alpha indicates that He is the one who brought all things into existence, and omega that He is the one who will bring them to their determined end.

The very last word in the NT lexicon  is 5624: ophelimos, "Helpful, profitable, useful.  In Zodhiates', it has a nearly one-to-one correspondence of synonyms to antonyms and antonyms to synonyms with word 888, which is the sum of the numeric values associated with the letters that spell "Jesus" in Greek.  See write-up 888 and 'Without Hands'.

Though 5624 is the last definition alphabetically, the last word mentioned by Zodhiates as part of the etymology of the word is word 4053:

4053 perissos Over and above, more than enough. (I) Particularly as exceeding a certain measure, meaning more than (Matt. 5:37, "what is beyond" or more than these). (II) Generally, superabundant, abundant, much, great. (A) beyond measure; (B) More abundant, distinguished, excellent, better. Excellence, preeminence. Syn. (3187), greater; (5228), over, above; (3123), very much; (2089), more; (4119), more than.

I find this definition personally exhilarating inasmuch as the name of this website and this ministry is "Greater Things," after III Ne. 26:9

"And if it so be that they shall believe these things then shall the greater things be made manifest unto them."

The word "greater" is found ten times on page 1151 where word 4053 is found.

Word 1151 in the Greek NT lexicon derives from word 1150, which means, "tame," which is a primary meaning of the Hebrew word Aleph (441, 502), which is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

  Words Around "Middle" in LDS Topical Guide

The words "middle" and "meridian" are not included as topics in the LDS Topical Guide, but their alphabetical insertion points come in close proximity (on page 318), and are found in the midst of a sequence of very fitting words in the context of Messiah.

I will list them here in the order they appear, along with the insertion points for "meridian" and "middle."  My comments are added in [brackets].

Mercy
[A cardinal attribute of Messiah]

[>Meridian -- inserts here alphabetically]

Merit
[linked to Mercy]
[quoting full entry] 2 Ne. 2: 8 no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the m...of the Holy Messiah; Alma 22: 14 man...could not m. anything of himself; 24: 10 taken away the guilt from our hearts, through the m. of his Son; Moro. 6: 4 relying alone upon the m. of Christ.

Merry
[Positive and negative associations: (1) good news of the gospel; (2) blindness that comes when one indulges in the moment with no regard for consequences: "eat drink and be merry" on an individual level is the same as "all is well in Zion" on a societal level.]

>>Messiah

Mete
[related to Justice, the cardinal attribute in balanced contrast to Mercy]
Matt. 7: 2 with what measure ye m., it shall be measured to you; ...D&C 127: 3 God...will m. out a just recompense.

Methuselah
[quoting from LDS Bible Dictionary: "Son of Enoch and the longest lived of the patriarchs. Some details of his life and ministry are given in latter-day revelation, from which we learn that he was a righteous man, a prophet, and an astronomer, and was left on the earth when the city of Enoch was taken, to provide a posterity through which Noah would come."  Comment: This represents the imagery of the condescension of God, who though enthroned in the heavens, makes the earth his footstool where he is reviled by man.  Methuselah could have ascended with the City of Enoch, but chose instead to stay below to perpetuate a righteous seed on the earth.]

Michael (see Adam...)
[See Adam-God as taught by Brigham Young; see also commentary: The Oneness of Adam-Michael-God and Messiah-Father]

[>Middle -- inserts here alphabetically]

Midnight
Ex. 11: 4 About m. will I go out into the midst of Egypt [Egypt metaphor for U.S.; midst code of Emmanuel]; ...Matt. 25: 6 at m. there was a cry...bridegroom cometh....

Midst
[Emmanuel -- God with us; Messiah]
[Zeph. 3: 5 The just Lord is in the m. thereof; Zeph 3: 15 the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the m. of thee; Zeph 3: 17 The Lord thy God in the m. of thee is mighty;] ...3 Ne. 20: 22 powers of heaven shall be in the m. of this people; ...Moses 7:69 God...dwelt in the m. of Zion.]

Midwife
[Bringing forth the man child -- the Messianic kingdom of God]

Might, Mightily, Mighty, Mightier
["Mighty and strong" a title for God and meaning of the word God in Hebrew, as well as of his emissaries.]

Mild, Mildness
[The definition of the Hebrew word Aleph (the spelling of the first letter of their alphabet) includes the meaning of "gentle," again a cardinal attribute of God counterbalancing the attribute of might.]

These words are on page 318 and 319 (mainly 318).  See study below on "half way between II Nephi and Moroni," which also happens to be on a page 318.

  Alpha and Omega and Fractions

The last word of the NT lexicon is numbered 5624.  One quarter of this is 1406.   Zodhiates defines word 1406 in the NT lexicon as follows:

1406 drachme A drachma. A Greek coin of silver equal to a quarter of the Jewish shekel.

There in the very definition of the 1/4^th word is the phrase, "a quarter."

On page 1406 of Zodhiates' are words 5209 and 5210 which both mean "You."   You is the last word listed in James Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.  See write-up on "Alpha and Omega and YOU."  The essence of the message is that just as each cell of the body has a complete set of DNA but manifests but that portion requisite to its function in the united body, so also does each individual have within them the full set of godly DNA, each person manifesting but that portion requisite to his or her mission in the body of Christ, the remaining portions of that DNA being unexpressed or dormant.  And just as some of the body's DNA is designed to be passed on to new progeny by way of reproduction, so also are there some in the body of Christ who are sufficiently prepared to grow into the full measure of Godhood themselves.  We live in that day when an entire people are going to thus come forth: the man child kingdom of God and general assembly of the church of the firstborn, born of the woman, the church of God.

Below are a few more interesting firsts and lasts.