alpha and omega

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alpha and omega¹

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From alpha and omega, first and final letters of the Greek Alphabet, from Revelation 1:8, see quotations. Translation of Ancient Greek τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ (tò álpha kaì tò ô).

noun alphas and omegas · the alpha and the omega · Alpha and Omega

  1. uncountable, usually The first and last; the beginning and end. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

interjection the alpha and the omega · Alpha and Omega

  1. An exclamation denoting surprise. "Alpha and Omega, will you look at that!"

Alpha and Omega²

proper noun Alpha and Omega · the Alpha and Omega

  1. A title for Jesus Christ and/or God, signifying that he is the beginning and end of all things. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

noun Alphas and Omegas

  1. uncountable, usually Alternative letter-case form of alpha and omega

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noun the first and the last

Españolalfa y omega
日本語阿吽 Aun
Françaisl’alpha et l’oméga
DeutschA und O
Ελληνικάάλφα και ωμέγα álfa kai oméga
Românăalfa și omega
Русскийа́льфа и оме́га álʹfa i oméga
العربيةاَلْأَلْف وَالْيَاء al-ʔalf wa-l-yāʔ
עבריתהאלף והתו haalfs vhatv

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@misc{alpha_and_omega_2026,
  title = {alpha and omega},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alpha%20and%20omega},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}