Ω
Ō · G5598 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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omega, the last, the end
The last in an inclusive series beginning with ἄλφα, implying an all-inclusive sphere of authority and high status
ExamplesRevelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 21:6 Then He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give water to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life, without cost.
Revelation 22:13 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- τέλοςend 1
- ἀρχήbeginning, ruler 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
3 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐγώI, we 3
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Near synonyms 2 words
- τέλος télos · G5056 · end, outcome, result
- While omega represents the last letter symbolizing finality, telos is the standard Greek noun for 'end' or 'finality' itself. In Revelation's 'Alpha and Omega' formula, omega functions symbolically for what telos denotes lexically.
- ἔσχατος éschatos · G2078 · last, final, finally
- Eschatos is the standard Greek adjective meaning 'last' or 'final,' expressing conceptually what omega represents symbolically as the last letter of the alphabet. Both convey the notion of ultimate finality.
Contrasting words 1 word
- Α A · G1 · alpha, the first, the beginning
- Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, standing in direct lexical opposition to omega as the last letter. This is the classic Biblical pair 'Alpha and Omega' representing beginning and end.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Omega, the last, the end61.18
- Revelation 22:13 has the Lord say, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon Omega: omega, the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet: ἐγώ εἰμί τό Ω (WH Ω, L ὦ, T…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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