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A Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, as Omega is the last. These letters occur in the text of Revelation 1=>8,11; 21=>6; 22=>13, and are represented by “Alpha” and “Omega” respectively (omitted in R.V., 1=>11). They mean “the first and last.” (Comp. Hebrews 12=>2; Isaiah 41=>4; ■D> 44=>6; Revelation 1=>11,17; 2=>8.) In the symbols of the early Christian Church these two letters are frequently fr) combined with the cross or with Christ’s monogram to denote his divinity.