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The first written record of the phrase "alpha and omega" is from some old manuscripts of the Christian New Testament.. The phrase "I am the Alpha and the Omega" (Koiné Greek: ἐγώ εἰμί τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ), is an appellation of Jesus and of the Father in the Book of Revelation (verses 1:8, 21:6, and 22:13).
Chrismon Chi-Rho symbol with Alpha and Omega on a 4th-century sarcophagus (Vatican Museums) A Christogram (Latin: Monogramma Christi) [a] is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a religious symbol within the Christian Church. One of the oldest Christograms is the Chi ...
Interlaced version of Alpha and Omega symbol of Christianity. Date Originally uploaded to en.wikipedia by en:User:Frater5 on 22:45, 2 June 2007, revised by AnonMoos on 18:02, 3 June 2007.
The Chi Rho (☧, English pronunciation / ˈ k aɪ ˈ r oʊ /; also known as chrismon [1]) is one of the earliest forms of the Christogram, formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters—chi and rho (ΧΡ)—of the Greek ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ (rom: Christos) in such a way that the vertical stroke of the rho intersects the center of the chi.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last. [8] Cross reference: Revelation 21:6 "The Beginning and the End, the First and the Last" (KJV; NKJV): NU and M [b] read "First and the Last, the Beginning and the End". [9]
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Westcott and Hort: Biblical Greek: Ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ, romanized: ego eimi to alpha kai to O. [26] Modern translations report the opening words of this verse as "I am the Alpha and the Omega", but the word "the" did not appear in older versions such as the Geneva Bible and the King James Version. [27]
The use since the earliest Christianity of the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha (α or Α) and omega (ω or Ω), derives from the statement said by Jesus (or God) himself "I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End" (Revelation 22:13, also 1:8 and 21:6).