Strong G5598ω, Ὦμέγα
Omega
- Transliteration
- Ō
- Pronunciation
- o'-meg-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Letter (Indeclinable)
Definition
The last letter of the Greek alphabet that is (figuratively) the finality: - Omega.
Detailed definition
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)
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)
In the biblical story
Omega
A title of Jesus, signifying His eternal nature
In <ref="Revelation 1:8, 21:6; 22:13">Revelation 1:8, 21:6; 22:13</ref>, Jesus is referred to as "the Alpha and the Omega," a title that emphasizes His eternal nature and His role as the beginning and the end of all things.
In the Bible
Strong G5598 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- omega4
First verses
- Revelation 1:8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
- 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.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
Ω, ὦ, τό,
twenty-fourth and last letter of the Ionic alphabet, ἀπὸ ἄλφα ἕως.ω. [Refs 9th c.AD+ (“Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum” iii 283 (9th c.AD))]; thence used as a symbol of the end, the last, ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ (not τὸ ὦ μέγα) [NT (NT.Rev.1.8, +others)]:—as a numeral ώ = 800, but ωνυμ = 800, 000. The epichoric _Attic dialect_ and other alphabets of the Inscrr. had used o in differently to represent the sounds of the later ο and ω: Ω is a differentiated form of ο, and, though usually = ω, was used in the Ionic islands of Paros, Thasos, and Siphnos with the value ο, while O or O represented the sound ω. The name of the letter was τὸ ὦ (perispomenon accusative to [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD(?): Helladius Epigrammaticus cited in Phot. p.530B.), compare 5th c.BC: Achaeus Tragicus 33.3, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 244d, “Cra.” 420b, “Tht.” 203c)]: after the loss of the distinction between long and short vowels, ο and ω had the same pronunciation; they begin to be confused in Papyri of [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC)](οἰκωνόμου [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PRev.Laws” 50.22 (3rd c.BC)))], but the name ω μέγα appears first in later Greek, [Refs 9th c.AD+ (9th c.AD: Theognostus Grammaticus “Can.” 13; κατὰ σχῆμα διπλοῦ ω ¯ ἤτοι μεγάλου 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 869.26; οἱ δὲ περὶ Ἀρίσταρχον αὐτὸ τὸ ποτήριον ω ¯ μέγα εἶναί φασιν, ὁποῖν ἴσως τὸ κατὰ δύο ῡ ἐσχηματισμένον [prev. author] 869.29)]; ἐν τῷ ω ¯ μεγάλῳ under omega (in a lexicon), [Refs 2nd c.AD+ ([prev. author] 1828.49: διὰ τοῠ ω ¯ μεγάλου 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus “Epim.” 208.)]
twenty-fourth and last letter of the Ionic alphabet, ἀπὸ ἄλφα ἕως.ω. [Refs 9th c.AD+ (“Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum” iii 283 (9th c.AD))]; thence used as a symbol of the end, the last, ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ (not τὸ ὦ μέγα) [NT (NT.Rev.1.8, +others)]:—as a numeral ώ = 800, but ωνυμ = 800, 000. The epichoric _Attic dialect_ and other alphabets of the Inscrr. had used o in differently to represent the sounds of the later ο and ω: Ω is a differentiated form of ο, and, though usually = ω, was used in the Ionic islands of Paros, Thasos, and Siphnos with the value ο, while O or O represented the sound ω. The name of the letter was τὸ ὦ (perispomenon accusative to [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD(?): Helladius Epigrammaticus cited in Phot. p.530B.), compare 5th c.BC: Achaeus Tragicus 33.3, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 244d, “Cra.” 420b, “Tht.” 203c)]: after the loss of the distinction between long and short vowels, ο and ω had the same pronunciation; they begin to be confused in Papyri of [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC)](οἰκωνόμου [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PRev.Laws” 50.22 (3rd c.BC)))], but the name ω μέγα appears first in later Greek, [Refs 9th c.AD+ (9th c.AD: Theognostus Grammaticus “Can.” 13; κατὰ σχῆμα διπλοῦ ω ¯ ἤτοι μεγάλου 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 869.26; οἱ δὲ περὶ Ἀρίσταρχον αὐτὸ τὸ ποτήριον ω ¯ μέγα εἶναί φασιν, ὁποῖν ἴσως τὸ κατὰ δύο ῡ ἐσχηματισμένον [prev. author] 869.29)]; ἐν τῷ ω ¯ μεγάλῳ under omega (in a lexicon), [Refs 2nd c.AD+ ([prev. author] 1828.49: διὰ τοῠ ω ¯ μεγάλου 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus “Epim.” 208.)]