ἄλφα , τό , indecl. (pl. 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 . T -square, Eu
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ἄλφα , τό , indecl. (pl. 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 . T -square, Eu
the very αὐτο-άλφα,τό,-βῆτα, τό, A. the very ἄλφα, βῆτα, Arist. Metaph. 1087a9 (al. divisim).
πέντ-αλφα , τό , = πεντάγραμμον , Sch. Luc. Laps. 5 . πέντ-αλφα,τό, A. = πεντάγραμμον , Sch. Luc. Laps. 5 .
Alpha ἄλφα, τό, indeclinable (plural τὰ ἄ.[[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1087a8)] Refs 4th c.BC+], see A a [near the start];[[compare 4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 31.18, Calliasap. 2
Alpha Α, α, ἄλφα (which see), τό, indecl., alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet. As a numeral, ά = 1, α = 1000. As a prefix, it appears to have at least two and perhaps three distinct senses
halfalpha ἡμί-αλφα,τό, A. halfalpha, a musical note, <*>, <*>, Alyp. 4 , al.
Α α, ἄλφα (q.v.), τό , indecl. , first letter of the Gr. alphabet: as Numeral, ά = εἷς and πρῶτος, but 'a = 1 , 000 . Α α, ἄλφα(q.v.),τό,indecl., first letter of the Gr. alphabet: as Numeral,ά A. =
the end, the last, Ω,ὦ,τό,twenty-fourth and last letter of the Ionic alphabet, A. ἀπὸ ἄλφα ἕως .ω. Gloss. iii 283 (ix A. D.); thence used as a symbol ofthe end, the last, ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ
κάκ (A), name of the letter κ , κάμηλος θήλεια κεχαραγμένη κὰκ λὰλ ἄλφα PLond. 3.909a7 (ii A. D.) , cf. BGU 153.17 (ii A. D.) . κάκ(A), name of the letterκ A. , κάμηλος θήλεια κεχαραγμένη κὰκ λὰλ ἄλ
Omega Ω, ὦ, τό, twenty-fourth and last letter of the Ionic alphabet, ἀπὸ ἄλφα ἕως.ω. [[ “Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum” iii 283 (9th c.AD)] Refs 9th c.AD+]; thence used as a symbol of the end, the la
carpenter's square, ἀλφάδιον: ἐχθρόν, Hsch. 2. Dim. of ἄλφα, carpenter's square, Eustr. in EN 322.18 .
plumb-line, level, ἀλφάριον,τό, Dim. of ἄλφα, A. plumb-line, level, Theo Sm. in Ptol. p.228 H.
want ἀ-, as insep. Prefix in compos.: I. α στερητικόν(Sch. Od. 3.279 , etc., cf. Eust. 985.16 ), expressingwantorabsence(cf. Arist. Metaph. 1022b32 ), asσοφόςwise,ἄσοφος unwise: fornˆ,the weak form o
set one's seal beside another's, counterseal παρασημ-αίνομαι, Med. , A. set one's seal beside another's, counterseal, τὰ σεσημασμένα παρασημηνάσθω Pl. Lg. 954b . 2. put one's seal on, seal up, τὰ
Omega Ω, ω, ὦ μέγα (cf. ὂ μικρόν), omega, ô, the twenty-fourth and last letter. As a numeral, ω᾽ = 800, ω, = 800,000. As a symbol of the last (= τὸ τέλος), τὸ Ὦ (Rec. Ω, L, ὦ, T, ω), the Omega: Rev.1