What does ὤν (ṓn) mean in the Bible?
ὤν (ṓn) is a Greek word meaning "being".
Greek · G5607
ὤν
Being
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ὤν G5607
Pronunciation ṓn
What does ὤν (ṓn) mean in the Bible?
ὤν (ṓn) is a Greek word meaning "being".
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. being
Source Gloss
being
Extended definition
:--be, come, have.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 17 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 17
Voice
active 17
Mood
participle 17
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:30 ὄντα present active participle participle Mark 8:1 ὄντος present active participle participle Luke 12:28 ὄντα present active participle participle John 20:19 Οὔσης present active participle participle Acts 13:1 οὖσαν present active participle participle Romans 4:17 ὄντα present active participle participle Romans 4:17 ὄντα present active participle participle Romans 5:13 ὄντος present active participle participle Romans 13:1 οὖσαι present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 1:28 ὄντα present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 1:28 ὄντα present active participle participle Hebrews 8:4 ὄντων present active participle participle Revelation 1:4 ὢν present active participle participle Revelation 1:8 ὢν present active participle participle Revelation 4:8 ὢν present active participle participle Revelation 11:17 ὢν present active participle participle Revelation 16:5 ὢν present active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὤν is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain