Alpha

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Alpha
Author: Noah Webster

AL’PHA, n. [Heb. an ox, a leader.]

The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and used to denote first or beginning.

I am Alpha and Omega. Rev 1.

As a numeral, it stands for one. It was formerly used also to denote chief; as, Plato was the Alpha of the wits.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Alpha," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 18, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=95BU3VITXJ41XB2.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Alpha." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 18 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=95BU3VITXJ41XB2.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Alpha' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 18 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=95BU3VITXJ41XB2.