ἄλφα,τό,indecl.(pl.
A.
τὰ ἄ.
Arist. Metaph. 1087a8
),v.A a init.; cf. Aen.Tact. 31.18 , Calliasap. Ath. 10.453d , Pl. Cra. 431e ; ἐπίσταται δ' οὐδ' ἄλφα συλλαβὴν γνῶναι
Herod. 3.22
.
2. T-square,
Eustr. in EN 74.2 .
3. Phoenician forβοὸς κεφαλή,
Hsch.
4. metaph.,τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦthefirstand last, Apoc. 1.8 , al.