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ὦ G5600
G5600 is the Greek word ὦ, transliterated ō. The King James Version most often renders it be.
What it means
(may, might, can, could, would, should, must, etc.; also with G1487 (εἰ) and its comparative, as well as with other particles) be.
Where it comes from
the subjunctive of G1510 (εἰμί).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 62 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: + appear, are, (may, might, should) be, X have, is, + pass the flower of her age, should stand, were.
Verses using ὦ
The first 40 of 61 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 6:4 · KJV
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:22 · KJV
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Matthew 6:23 · KJV
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
Matthew 10:13 · KJV
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Matthew 20:4 · KJV
And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
Matthew 20:7 · KJV
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
Matthew 24:28 · KJV
For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Mark 3:14 · KJV
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Mark 5:18 · KJV
And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
Luke 10:6 · KJV
And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
Luke 11:34 · KJV
The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Luke 14:8 · KJV
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
John 3:2 · KJV
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
John 3:27 · KJV
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
John 6:65 · KJV
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
John 9:5 · KJV
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
John 9:31 · KJV
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
John 14:3 · KJV
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
John 16:24 · KJV
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
John 17:11 · KJV
And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
John 17:19 · KJV
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
John 17:21 · KJV
That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
John 17:22 · KJV
And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
John 17:23 · KJV
I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
John 17:24 · KJV
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
John 17:26 · KJV
And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
Acts 5:38 · KJV
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
Romans 2:25 · KJV
For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
Romans 9:27 · KJV
Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Romans 11:25 · KJV
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
1 Corinthians 1:10 · KJV
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1 Corinthians 2:5 · KJV
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 5:7 · KJV
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
1 Corinthians 7:29 · KJV
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
1 Corinthians 7:34 · KJV
There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
1 Corinthians 7:36 · KJV
But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
1 Corinthians 12:25 · KJV
That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
1 Corinthians 14:28 · KJV
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
1 Corinthians 15:28 · KJV
And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
1 Corinthians 16:4 · KJV
And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.
Common questions
What does Strong's G5600 mean?
G5600 is the Greek word ὦ (ō), meaning (may, might, can, could, would, should, must, etc.; also with G1487 (εἰ) and its comparative, as well as with other particles) be.
How is G5600 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it be (43 times), should be (5 times), is (4 times), should (2 times), might be (1 time), among others.
How many times does G5600 appear in the Bible?
ὦ (ō) is tagged in 61 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G5600 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: the subjunctive of G1510 (εἰμί).
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