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It is often employed in direct address, particularly in vocative expressions, to convey a sense of urgency or deep feeling. In the New Testament, it serves to highlight the importance or intensity of the message being delivered.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek literature and rhetoric, interjections like "ὦ" were commonly used to capture the audience's attention or to express the speaker's emotional state. This usage carried over into the New Testament, where it often introduces a significant or solemn statement. The interjection reflects the oral tradition of the time, where public speaking and direct address were key components of communication.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5599</b> (an exclamatory particle) – <i>Oh</i>! <a href="/greek/5599.htm">5599</a> <i>/ō</i> ("oh!") always expresses <i>intense emotion</i>. Depending on the context, <a href="/greek/5599.htm">5599</a> (<i>ō</i>) can convey: <i>spirited</i> approval, urgency, exasperation, importance, joy, etc. (see <i>B-D</i> 146, 16).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. interj.<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>O, oh!<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>O (7), Oh (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5599: ὦ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὦ</span></span>, an interjection, prefixed to vocatives (on its use in the N. T. cf. <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 140 (122); (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 29, 3)), <span class="accented">O</span>; it is used a. in address: <span class="greek2">ὦ</span> <span class="greek2">Θεόφιλε</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/1-1.htm">Acts 1:1</a>; add, <a href="/interlinear/acts/18-14.htm">Acts 18:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/27-21.htm">Acts 27:21</a> (here <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> <span class="greek2">ὦ</span> (ex errore); on the passages which follow cf. <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, as above); <a href="/interlinear/romans/2-1.htm">Romans 2:1, 3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-20.htm">1 Timothy 6:20</a>; and, at the same time, reproof, <a href="/interlinear/james/2-20.htm">James 2:20</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> in exclamation: and that of admiration, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-28.htm">Matthew 15:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a> (here <span class="manuref">Rec.<span class="lexsuper">st</span></span> Lachmann <span class="greek2">ὦ</span>; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Chandler</span> §§ 902 and especially 904); of reproof, <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-25.htm">Luke 24:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/13-10.htm">Acts 13:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-1.htm">Galatians 3:1</a>; with the nominative (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 29, 2), <a href="/interlinear/matthew/17-17.htm">Matthew 17:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/9-19.htm">Mark 9:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/9-41.htm">Luke 9:41</a>. ((From <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.))<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>O. <p>A primary interjection; as a sign of the vocative case, O; as a note of exclamation, oh -- O. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Ω Ὢ Ὦ o ô Ō Ṑ Ō̂<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/15-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 15:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἶπεν αὐτῇ <b>Ὦ</b> γύναι μεγάλη</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> said <span class="itali">to her, O</span> woman,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and said unto her, <span class="itali">O</span> woman, great<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> said to her <span class="itali">O</span> woman great [is]<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/17-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 17:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν <b>Ὦ</b> γενεὰ ἄπιστος</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> answered and said, <span class="itali">O</span> faithless and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/17-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jesus said <span class="itali">O</span> generation unbelieving<p><b><a href="/text/mark/9-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 9:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῖς λέγει <b>Ὦ</b> γενεὰ ἄπιστος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them and said, <span class="itali">O</span> unbelieving<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and saith, <span class="itali">O</span> faithless generation,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him says <span class="itali">O</span> generation unbelieving<p><b><a href="/text/luke/9-41.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 9:41</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν <b>Ὦ</b> γενεὰ ἄπιστος</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> answering said, <span class="itali">O</span> faithless and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/9-41.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jesus said <span class="itali">O</span> generation unbelieving<p><b><a href="/text/luke/24-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 24:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρὸς αὐτούς <b>Ὦ</b> ἀνόητοι καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And He said <span class="itali">to them, O</span> foolish men<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto them, <span class="itali">O</span> fools, and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to them <span class="itali">O</span> foolish and<p><b><a href="/text/acts/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 1:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">περὶ πάντων <b>ὦ</b> Θεόφιλε ὧν</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> treatise have I made, <span class="itali">O</span> Theophilus, of<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> concerning all things <span class="itali">O</span> Theophilus which<p><b><a href="/text/acts/13-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 13:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἶπεν <b>Ὦ</b> πλήρης παντὸς</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And said, <span class="itali">O</span> full of all<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> said <span class="itali">O</span> full of all<p><b><a href="/text/acts/18-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 18:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ῥᾳδιούργημα πονηρόν <b>ὦ</b> Ἰουδαῖοι κατὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> crime, <span class="itali">O</span> Jews,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wicked lewdness, <span class="itali">O</span> [ye] Jews, reason<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/18-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> criminality evil <span class="itali">O</span> Jews according to<p><b><a href="/text/acts/27-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 27:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἔδει μέν <b>ὦ</b> ἄνδρες πειθαρχήσαντάς</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and said, <span class="itali">Sirs,</span> ye should<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> It behoved [you] indeed <span class="itali">O</span> men having been obedient<p><b><a href="/text/romans/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 2:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀναπολόγητος εἶ <b>ὦ</b> ἄνθρωπε πᾶς</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thou art inexcusable, <span class="itali">O</span> man, whosoever<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> inexcusable you are <span class="itali">O</span> man every one<p><b><a href="/text/romans/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 2:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ τοῦτο <b>ὦ</b> ἄνθρωπε ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> this, <span class="itali">O</span> man,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> this, <span class="itali">O</span> man,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover this <span class="itali">O</span> man who<p><b><a href="/text/romans/9-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 9:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>ὦ</b> ἄνθρωπε μενοῦνγε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who <span class="itali">are you, O</span> man,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Nay but, <span class="itali">O</span> man, who<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">O</span> man Yes rather<p><b><a href="/text/romans/11-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>Ὢ</b> βάθος πλούτου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Oh,</span> the depth of the riches<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">O</span> the depth of the riches<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">O</span> depth of riches<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 3:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>Ὦ</b> ἀνόητοι Γαλάται</span><br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">O</span> foolish Galatians,<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">O</span> foolish Galatians<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/6-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 6:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Σὺ δέ <b>ὦ</b> ἄνθρωπε θεοῦ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> But thou, <span class="itali">O</span> man of God,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> You however <span class="itali">O</span> man of God<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/6-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 6:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>Ὦ</b> Τιμόθεε τὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">O</span> Timothy, guard<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">O</span> Timothy, keep<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">O</span> Timothy the<p><b><a href="/text/james/2-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 2:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Inj">Inj</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ γνῶναι <b>ὦ</b> ἄνθρωπε κενέ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/james/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wilt thou know, <span class="itali">O</span> vain man,<br><a href="/interlinear/james/2-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover to know <span class="itali">O</span> fellow empty<p><b><a 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