an alpha male is the dominant member of a group of males, or just a male who is in charge. (See "beta male" and "sigma male.") Ate/eat: Done very well, often regarding clothing. e.g.: "You ate ...

But here I’ll refrain from getting deep into the exotic maze of greek squiggles and contain myself to three of them—the sigma, the beta and the alpha ... such as the γ (gamma), the δ ...

"The leader is called the alpha male. Then there may be several rank levels, beta, gamma and so on. But this is not a concept that works for wolves in the wild," she says.