Oh!
ὦStrong’s G5599ō
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ō is the Greek word usually translated “o”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “o”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- o 17
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 4
- Romans 4
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
- 1 Timothy 2
- Mark 1
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 6:20In contextO Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
- Matthew 15:28Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
- Matthew 17:17Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
- Mark 9:19He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
- Luke 9:41And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
- Luke 24:25Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
Greek dictionary
ὦ ō · oh!
ὦ interj., with vocat., O; (a) in simple address (less frequently than in cl.; M, Pr., 71); Act.1:1 18:14 27:21, Rom.2:1, 3 9:20, 1Ti.6:20; expressing reproof, Jas.2:20; (b) in exclamations of surprise, etc.: Mat.15:28, Luk.24:25, Act.13:10, Rom.11:33, Gal.3:1; with nom. (Bl., § 33, 4), Mat.17:17, Mrk.9:19, Luk.9:41.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “oh” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OH, exclamation
Denoting surprise, pain, sorrow or anxiety.
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.