ἄλφα
From LSJ
τίς τὸν πλανήτην Οἰδίπουν καθ' ἡμέραν τὴν νῦν σπανιστοῖς δέξεται δωρήμασιν → who on this day shall receive Oedipus the wanderer with scanty gifts
English (LSJ)
τό, indecl. (pl.
A τὰ ἄ. Arist.Metaph.1087a8), v. A a init.; cf. Aen.Tact.31.18, Calliasap.Ath.10.453d, Pl.Cra.431e; ἐπίσταται δ' οὐδ' ἄλφα συλλαβὴν γνῶναι Herod.3.22. 2 T-square, Eustr. in EN74.2. 3 Phoenician for βοὸς κεφαλή, Hsch. 4 metaph., τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ the first and last, Apoc.1.8, al.
