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Webster 1913 Edition
Alpha
Al′pha
,Noun.
[L.
alpha
, Gr. ἄλφα
, from Heb. āleph
, name of the first letter in the alphabet, also meaning ox
.] The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning.
In am
Alpha
and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Rev. xxii. 13.
Formerly used also denote the chief; as, Plato was the alpha of the wits.
☞ In cataloguing stars, the brightest star of a constellation in designated by Alpha (α); as, α Lyræ.
Webster 1828 Edition
Alpha
AL'PHA
,Noun.
The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and used to denote first or beginning.
I am Alpha and Omega. Rev. 1.
As a numeral, it stands for one. It was formerly used also to denote chief; as, Plato was the Alpha of the wits.