Strong's G5600 · Greek
ὦ
ō
Definition
(may, might, can, could, would, should, must, etc.; also with G1487 (εἰ) and its comparative, as well as with other particles) be
KJV: + appear, are, (may, might, should) be, X have, is, + pass the flower of her age, should stand, were
Root / derivation: the subjunctive of G1510 (εἰμί);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ὦ across 58 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
58 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew7 verses
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Matthew 6:23But 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 10:13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Matthew 20:4And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
Matthew 20:7They 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 24:28For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Mark2 verses
Luke3 verses
And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
Luke 11:34The 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 14:8When 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;
John14 verses
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 3:27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
John 6:65And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
John 9:5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
John 9:31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
John 14:3And 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 16:24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
John 17:11And 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 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
John 17:21That 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 17:22And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
John 17:23I 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 17:24Father, 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 17:26And 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.
Romans3 verses
For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
Romans 9:27Esaias 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 11:25For 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 Corinthians9 verses
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 2:5That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 5:7Purge 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 7:29But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
1 Corinthians 7:34There 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 12:25That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
1 Corinthians 14:28But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
1 Corinthians 15:28And 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 16:4And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.
2 Corinthians5 verses
When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
2 Corinthians 4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
2 Corinthians 9:3Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
2 Corinthians 13:7Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
2 Corinthians 13:9For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
Ephesians2 verses
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
Ephesians 5:27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Philippians2 verses
1 Timothy2 verses
2 Timothy1 verse
Titus2 verses
Philemon1 verse
James2 verses
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G5600 (ō) mean?
(may, might, can, could, would, should, must, etc.; also with G1487 (εἰ) and its comparative, as well as with other particles) be
How many times does G5600 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G5600 (ὦ) appears in 58 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “be.”
How is ō translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G5600 is rendered as “be” (50×), “is” (5×), “should” (2×), “am” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word ὦ come from?
the subjunctive of G1510 (εἰμί);