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Omega

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GREEK · G5598

ω, Ὦμέγα

Ōmega — 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.1:8 21:6 22:13 (cf. Ἄλφα).† (AS)

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Historical dictionary entry

(Rev. 1:8), the last letter in the Greek alphabet. (See A.)

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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