See alpha and omega on Wiktionary
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"3": "τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ (tò álpha kaì tò ô)",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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).",
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"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
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{
"ref": "1994, Sharon Creech, Walk Two Moons, page 14:",
"text": "\"Alpha and Omega, will you look at that!\"",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"An exclamation denoting surprise."
]
}
],
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{
"word": "Alpha and Omega"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Book of Revelation"
],
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}
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