"O!, Mt. 15:28; Mk. 9:19; Acts 1:1; Rom. 2:1, 3; 11:33"
Definition and meaning
O!, Mt. 15:28; Mk. 9:19; Acts 1:1; Rom. 2:1, 3; 11:33
In the original Greek the word is written: ὦ
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of o (G5599) across the King James Bible.
Then 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.
Then 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.
He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
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Common questions
Strong's G5599 (o) is a Greek word that means: O!, Mt. 15:28; Mk. 9:19; Acts 1:1; Rom. 2:1, 3; 11:33 It appears 17 times in the King James Bible.
The word o (G5599) appears 17 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5599 is o, a Greek word defined as: O!, Mt. 15:28; Mk. 9:19; Acts 1:1; Rom. 2:1, 3; 11:33. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
o is a Greek word found in the New Testament.