oh that!

: with indic. aor., ; impf., , ; fut., (a practicable wish, v. Bl., 206 f., 220. The construction with indic. is only found in late writers.)† would that I Co 4:8 II Co 11:1 Re 3:15 Ga 5:12

och, of

O that! I wish! Would that!, followed by indicative.

I wish!

I ought (wish), i.e. (interjection) oh that!

would (to God)

ὄφελον 2 aorist of ὀφείλω, without the augment (see M, Pr., 201n), used to express a fruitless wish; [in LXX (with aor. indic.): Exo.16:3 (נָתַן מִי), Num.14:2 Num.20:3 (לוּא), Psa.119:5 (אַחֲלַי), etc. ;] in cl. with an infin. (chiefly poët.), would that: with indic. aor., 1Co.4:8; impf., 2Co.11:1, Rev.3:15; fut., Gal.5:12 (a practicable wish, see 131., 206 f., 220. The construction with indic. is only found in late writers.)† (AS)