700 (Ω, ω) – Omega, the Great End

Seven hundred is the isopsephic value of Ω (omega), the twenty-fourth and final letter of the Greek alphabet. Its name means "great O" (ὦ μέγα), distinguishing it from omicron, the "small O." Omega represents the end, the ultimate limit, the omega point, and the completion of a cycle. In the Greek alphabetic numeral system it bears the value 800; the value of 700 given here for Liber 777 is a deliberate transposition that aligns it with the sphere of Netzach (Victory) or with non-standard qabalistic assignments, as indicated by its placement at the 28th path.

Position on the Tree of Life

In the 777 schema, 700 belongs to the 28th path of the Tree of Life, the path of Ayin (the Eye), which is attributed to Capricorn. This path connects Hod (Splendor, sphere of Mercury) to Netzach (Victory, sphere of Venus). The traditional value of omega (800) is given here as 700 to align with the specific numerological requirements of the table, likely to produce a balanced sequence of Greek-letter values across the sephiroth and paths. The number 700 thus becomes a key for the terminal letter, placed not at Malkuth (the Kingdom, where 900 belongs) but at the gateway of the 28th path—the sign of the Goat that climbs the abyss.

Hieratic Context

In Greek magical papyri and later Hellenistic isopsephy, omega (800) was associated with the Ogdoad—the eighth sphere, the celestial Abyss, and the dwelling of the highest gods of the fixed stars. Its reduction to 700 in this table likely follows a Hebraizing logic: the letter Tav (ת, value 400) doubled and augmented, or a secret connection to Shin (ש, 300) plus Ayin (ע, 70) giving 370, the value of Logos – but 700 stands as a closed number, the sum of 7 × 100, the perfection of the seven planets completed by the final letter.

Historical Context

The Greek alphabet arrived in its classical form around 403 BCE, when the Ionic alphabet was adopted officially in Athens. Omega (Ω) was one of the last letters to be added, a purely Greek invention that did not exist in the Phoenician source. It was created to represent the long open-o sound, contrasting with omicron (Ο, short o). In magical and Neo-Pythagorean circles, each letter's numerical value was seen as a seed of cosmic meaning. Omega as 800 was linked to the Lord of the Abyss (Aeon) and to the concept of Telos (Τέλος, 770), literally one step short of the number 700, showing the tension between end and completion. The 700 value used here connects it to the seven classical planets, suggesting that the ultimate letter mediates the energies of the seven spheres before dissolving into the 800 of the Ogdoad.

In the Table of 777

At step 28 of the numeration of the Greek alphabet, 700 stands as the assigned value for omega—the great O, the end-letter. It sits in the column of Greek numeration, opposite the 27th path (Ayin, Capricorn, 80) and before the 29th path (90, Qoph). Its placement is a deliberate anomaly that preserves the sequential integrity of the table's numeric design while honoring the letter's ultimate, final nature.