For which values of $\alpha$ and $\beta$ is the matrix $A$ strictly diagonally dominant?

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Let we have the following matrix:

$$ \begin{matrix} 1 & \alpha & 0 \\ \beta & 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} $$

Is the matrix $A$ strictly diagonally dominant? Or better said, for which values of $\alpha$ and $\beta$ is the matrix $A$ strictly diagonally dominant?


I know that a matrix is strictly dominant if $|a_{ii}|>\sum_{j=1,j\neq{i}}^n |a_{ij}|$

So we've got the following:

$|a_{11}|=1>\alpha + 0=\alpha$ ; So the first condition is that $\alpha>1$

$|a_{22}|=1>|\beta| + 1$ ; But it is impossible to be $|\beta|<0$

$|a_{33}|=1>0 + 1=1$ ; And also, $1$ is not bigger than $1$...

So isn't it possible for A to be strictly diagonally dominant?