What is "alpha and omega"

omega \o*me"ga\ ([=o]*m[=e]"g[.a] or [=o]*m[=a]"g[.a] or [=o]"m[-e]*g[.a]; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'w^ me`ga, i.e., the great or long o. Cf. Mickle.]

1. The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See Alpha.

2. The last; the end; hence, death.

   ``Omega! thou art Lord,'' they said.
   --Tennyson.

   Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending; hence, the chief, the whole.
   --Rev. i. 8.

   The alpha and omega of science.
   --Sir J. Herschel.

interj. (non-gloss definition: An exclamation denoting surprise.) n. The first and last; the beginning and end.

1. n. the first and last; signifies God's eternity

2. the basic meaning of something; the crucial part

Alpha is the name of a fictional computer in Mike Walker's radio drama of the same name.

Alpha has been broadcast several times over the past few years on BBC7 as part of a pair of plays, Alpha and Omega.

Alpha and Omega were first broadcast on the BBC World Service in 2001 and 2002 respectively before being aired on BBC Radio 4 and BBC 7. Both plays feature David Calder as the lead actor.

The first play won the Drama Award (World Service) in 2001's Sony Radio Awards and the second play did even better, winning two Worldplay awards in 2002.

Alpha examines issues of artificial intelligence from the viewpoint of established Christian teaching on the soul and human existence in the world. The main character in Alpha is a priest employed by the Vatican as a sort of troubleshooter.

The other play, Omega, was also written by Mike Walker and focuses on belief in God and in miracles, contrasting these issues with the central character's belief in structure and reality. The central character of Omega is an architect's building contractor whose daughter has miraculously survived a car crash.

Alpha and Omega is the third solo album by Bizzy Bone, released on October 19, 2004. "I Understand" was released as a single with a music video. The original copies of the album contained a bonus DVD that showed behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the album.

The album reached number 27 in the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 152 in the Billboard 200 chart.

thumb|Arms with Alpha and Omega Alpha (Α or α) and omega (Ω or ω) are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, and a title of Christ and God in the Book of Revelation. This couple of letters are used as Christian symbols, and are often combined with the Cross, Chi-rho, or other Christian symbols.

Alpha and Omega is an appellation of God in the Book of Revelation.

Alpha and Omega and similar titles may also refer to:

In music:

• Alpha & Omega (band), British dub/reggae duo
• Alpha & Omega Recording, the San Rafael, California recording studio of American music producer Sandy Pearlman
• Alpha and Omega (Bizzy Bone album)
• Alpha and Omega (Tonus Peregrinus album),
• Alpha Omega (Cro-Mags album), the third studio album by Cro-Mags
• Alpha Omega (Cheek album)
• "Alpha Omega" , a bootleg compilation of tracks by The Beatles which prompted the release of the official 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 compilations
• "Alpha and Omega", a track off of Boards of Canada's 2002 album Geogaddi

Other uses:

• Alpha and omega, the first and the last letter in the Classical (Ionic) Greek alphabet
• Alpha and Omega (Harrison), a collection of essays, lectures, and letters written by Jane Ellen Harrison
• Alpha and Omega, California gold rush towns, now honored as the historical landmark of Alpha Hydraulic Diggings
• Alpha and Omega (film), 2010 animated comedy-drama film and a series of direct-to-DVD videos
• Alpha and Omega (radio plays), a pair of radio dramas by Mike Walker first aired by the BBC World Service in 2001 and 2002
• Alpha and Omega, a 2007 novella by Patricia Briggs and the name for a series of subsequent novels
• Alpha and Omega, another name for the word game Word chain
• Alpha & Omega (book), a 2003 book by Charles Seife
• Alpha et Omega, an occult order initially named the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
• Alpha Omega (role-playing game), developed by Mind Storm Labs
• Alpha Omega Fraternity, a professional Jewish dental fraternity
• Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, remakes of the Pokémon Japanese role-playing games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Alpha and Omega (1915) is a collection of essays, lectures, and letters written by Jane Ellen Harrison and published for Harrison during the outbreak of World War I.

Alpha and Omega is Tonus Peregrinus's second album of unaccompanied choral works by Antony Pitts released on Hyperion Records. The album contains the coda from the oratorio Jerusalem-Yerushalayim and the complete cycle of The I AM Sayings of Jesus. Tracks from the album have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM in the UK.

Alpha and Omega is a series of five animated films released by Crest Animation Productions and distributed by Lionsgate Films. The first film was released in 2010 and featured the voices of Justin Long and Hayden Panettiere, though subsequent movies were direct-to-video and therefore featured a smaller cast, primarily Ben Diskin and Kate Higgins.

Alpha and Omega is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy-drama film directed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck. Starring Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper, Danny Glover, Christina Ricci, the film was written by Christopher Denk and Steve Moore, based on a story by Moore and Gluck.

The film was released nationwide in 2-D and 3-D on September 17, 2010 by Lionsgate Films. The film was dedicated to the memory of Dennis Hopper, as this was his final performance prior to his death.

A direct-to-DVD sequel, entitled A Howl-iday Adventure, was released on October 8, 2013. Another sequel, The Great Wolf Games, was released on March 25, 2014. The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave was released on September 23, 2014. Family Vacation was released to DVD on August 4, 2015. Three more sequels are planned.

"Alpha and Omega" is the twenty-third episode and season finale of the paranormal drama television series Supernaturals season 11, and the 241st overall. The episode was written by co-executive producer Andrew Dabb and directed by executive producer Phil Sgriccia. It was first broadcast on May 25, 2016, on The CW. In the episode, God is severely wounded while Amara is now going ahead with her plans to destroy the world while Sam and Dean have a last chance to stop her. The episode is the last episode in the tenure of showrunner Jeremy Carver as he departed the show at the conclusion of the season, being replaced by Andrew Dabb and Robert Singer in the role of showrunners. The episode also introduces Elizabeth Blackmore as Lady Antonia Bevell, who was announced to have a recurring role in the show's twelfth season.

While the season finale received positive reviews, it received less acclaim that the previous season finales, mostly for the way Amara's arc was ended.