Omega
ω, ὮμέγαStrong’s G5598Ōmega
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ōmega is the Greek word usually translated “omega”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”
Meaning
Usually translated “omega”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- omega 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 4
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 1:11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
- Revelation 21:6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
- Revelation 22:13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Greek dictionary
ω, Ὦμέγα Ōmega · Omega
Ω, ω, ὦ μέγα (cf. ὂ μικρόν), omega, ô, the twenty-fourth and last letter. As a numeral, ω᾽ = 800, ω, = 800,000. As a symbol of the last (= τὸ τέλος), τὸ Ὦ (Rec. Ω, L, ὦ, T, ω), the Omega: Rev.1:8 21:6 22:13 (cf. Ἄλφα).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “omega” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OME'GA, noun
[Gr. great O.]
The name of the last letter of the Greek alphabet, as Alpha, A, is the first. Hence in Scripture, Alpha and omega denotes the first and last, the beginning and the ending. Rev.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.