Omega

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

 Revelation 1:8, "I am the Alpha Αlpha ( Α ) ( Α ) and the Omega Οmega ( Ω ) ( Ω )," the first and the last letters. Christ "the Beginning and the Ending" comprises all between. Genesis and Revelation meet in Him. The last presents man and God reconciled in paradise, as the first presented him innocent and in God's favor in paradise. I accomplish finally what I begin ( Philippians 1:6). Always the same. Before all the church's foes, Satan, the beast, and the false prophet; and about to be after they are no more as a power ( Hebrews 13:8).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

The last letter of the Greek alphabet: with Alpha, the first letter, it is descriptive of Jehovah as the beginning and the ending of all purpose concerning man.  Revelation 1:8,11;  Revelation 21:6;  Revelation 22:13 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ome'ga or O'mega. The last letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used metephorically to denote the end of anything,  Revelation 1:8;  Revelation 1:11.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( n.) The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See Alpha.

(2): ( n.) The last; the end; hence, death.

King James Dictionary

OME'GA, n. Gr. great O. The name of the last letter of the Greek alphabet, as Alpha, A, is the first. Hence in Scripture, Alpha and Omega denotes the first and last, the beginning and the ending. Rev.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Revelation 1:8 Revelation 21:6 Revelation 22:13

People's Dictionary of the Bible

Omega ( O-Mç'Gah, or Ô'Me-Gah ). The last letter in the Greek alphabet. See Alpha.

Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

the last letter in the Greek alphabet.  Revelation 1:8; a title of Christ.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See A .

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Revelation 1:8

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

OMEGA . See Alpha and Omega.

Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament

See Alpha and Omega.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

[many Ome'ga, but against the proper rule] ( Ω . fully Ω Μέγα , i.e. the Great or long o, in distinction from. ῎Ομικρον , the short O ) , the last letter of the Greek alphabet, as Alpha is the first. It is used metaphorically to denote the end of anythiing: "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending... the first and the last" ( Revelation 1:8;  Revelation 1:11; comp.  Revelation 21:6;  Revelation 22:13). This may be compared with  Isaiah 41:4;  Isaiah 44:6, "I am the first and I am the last, and beside me there is no God." So Prudentius (Cathemer. hymn. 9:11) explains it:

"Alpha et O cognominatur: ipse fons et clausula

Omninum quse sunt, fuerunt, quneqne post futura sunt."

(See Alpha). The symbol את , which contains the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet, is according to Buxtorf (Lex. Talm. p. 244), " ‘ among the Cabalists often put mystically for the beginning and end, like A and ? in the Apocalypse." Schoettgen (Hor. Hebr. 1:1086) quotes from Jalkut Rubeni (fol. 17, 4), "Adam transgressed the whole law from א to ת , " that is, from the beginning to the end. It is not necessary to inquire whether in the latter usage the meaning is so full as in the Revelation: that must be determined by separate considerations. As an illustration merely, the reference is valuable. Both Greeks and Hebrews employed the letters of the alphabet as numerals. It the early times of the Christian Church the letters Α and Ω were combined with the cross or with the monogram of Christ (Maitland, Church In The Catacombs, p. 166-8). (See Monogram Of Christ).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ō´me - ga ṓ - mē´ga ṓ - meg´a . See Alpha And Omega .

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

Ome´ga, the last letter of the Greek alphabet, proverbially applied to express the end, as Alpha, the first letter, the beginning of anything [ALPHA].