Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, as [[Omega ]] is the last. These letters occur in the text of Rev. 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. Heb. 12:2; Isa. 41:4; 44:6; Rev. 1:11,17; 2:8.) In the symbols of the early [[Christian ]] [[Church ]] these two letters are frequently combined with the [[Cross|cross ]] or with [[Christ]]'s monogram to denote his divinity.