ὦ ō · G5599
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὦ ; and ὤ, an exclamation, expressing surprise, joy, or pain, O! oh! with nominative, ὢ τάλας ἐγώ []: also with genitive, ὢ τῆς ἀναισχυντίας []; with interrogative, ὤ, τί λέγει; []; in the middle of a sentence, []; II with vocative, a mode of address, whether at the beginning of a sentence or in a parenthesis, ὦ Ἀχιλεῦ []; in invocations of the gods, ὦ Ζεῦ τε καὶ Γῆ καὶ πολισσοῦχοι θεοί []; ὦ πρὸς θεῶν ὕπεικε []: sometimes following the Verb, []; in different number from the vocative, …
Where it's used 17 times
Matthew 15:28 · Matthew 17:17 · Mark 9:19 · Luke 9:41 · Luke 24:25 · Acts 1:1 · Acts 13:10 · Acts 18:14 · Acts 27:21 · Romans 2:1 · Romans 2:3 · Romans 9:20 · Romans 11:33 · Galatians 3:1 · 1 Timothy 6:11 · 1 Timothy 6:20 · James 2:20
Source: TBESG G5599; TFLSJ G5599
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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