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Lexicon :: Strong's G3759 - ouai

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οὐαί
Transliteration
ouai (Key)
Pronunciation
oo-ah'-ee
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Part of Speech
interjection
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary exclamation of grief
mGNT
46x in 2 unique form(s) TR
47x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
59x in 3 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

οὐαί ouaí, oo-ah'-ee; a primary exclamation of grief; "woe":—alas, woe.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's G3759 in the following manner: woe (41x), alas (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's G3759 in the following manner: woe (41x), alas (6x).

  1. alas, woe

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
οὐαί ouaí, oo-ah'-ee; a primary exclamation of grief; "woe":—alas, woe.
STRONGS G3759:
οὐαί, an interjection of grief or of denunciation; the Sept. chiefly for הוי and אוי; "Alas! Woe!" with a dat of person added, Matthew 11:21; Matthew 18:7; Matthew 23:13-16, 23, 25, 27, 29; Matthew 24:19; Matthew 26:24; Mark 13:17; Mark 14:21; Luke 6:24-26; Luke 10:13; Luke 11:42-44, 46f, 52; Luke 21:23; Luke 22:22; Jude 1:11; Revelation 12:12 R G L, small edition. (see below) (Numbers 21:29; Isaiah 3:9, and often in the Sept.); thrice repeated, and followed by a dative, Revelation 8:13 R G L WH marginal reading (see below); the dative is omitted in Luke 17:1; twice repeated and followed by a nominative in place of a vocative, Revelation 18:10, 16, 19 (Isaiah 1:24; Isaiah 5:8-22; Habakkuk 2:6, 12, etc.); exceptionally, with an accusative of the person, in Revelation 8:13 T Tr WH text, and Revelation 12:12 L T Tr WH; this accusative, I think, must be regarded either as an accusative of exclamation (cf. Matthiae, § 410), or as an imitation of the construction of the accusative after verbs of injuring (Buttmann, § 131, 14 judges otherwise); with the addition of ἀπό and a genitive of the evil the infliction of which is deplored (cf. Buttmann, 322 (277); Winer's Grammar, 371 (348)), Matthew 18:7; also of ἐκ, Revelation 8:13. As a substantive, ἡ οὐαί (the writer seems to have been led to use the feminine by the similarity of ἡ θλῖψις or ἡ ταλαιπωρία; cf. Winers Grammar, 179 (169)) woe, calamity: Revelation 9:12; Revelation 11:14; δύο οὐαί, Revelation 9:12 (οὐαί ἐπί οὐαί ἔσται, Ezekiel 7:26; οὐαί ἡμᾶς λήψεται Evang. Nicod c. 21 (Pars ii., 5:1 (edited by Tdf.))); so also in the phrase οὐαί μοι ἐστιν, woe is unto me, i. e. divine penalty threatens me, 1 Corinthians 9:16, cf. Hosea 9:12; (Jeremiah 6:4); Epictetus diss. 3, 19, 1 (frequent in ecclesiastical writings).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
21:29
Isaiah
1:24; 3:9; 5:8; 5:9; 5:10; 5:11; 5:12; 5:13; 5:14; 5:15; 5:16; 5:17; 5:18; 5:19; 5:20; 5:21; 5:22
Jeremiah
6:4
Ezekiel
7:26
Hosea
9:12
Habakkuk
2:6; 2:12
Matthew
11:21; 18:7; 18:7; 23:13; 23:14; 23:15; 23:16; 23:23; 23:25; 23:27; 23:29; 24:19; 26:24
Mark
13:17; 14:21
Luke
6:24; 6:25; 6:26; 10:13; 11:42; 11:43; 11:44; 11:46; 11:52; 17:1; 21:23; 22:22
1 Corinthians
9:16
Jude
1:11
Revelation
8:13; 8:13; 8:13; 9:12; 9:12; 11:14; 12:12; 12:12; 18:10; 18:16; 18:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3759 matches the Greek οὐαί (ouai),
which occurs 46 times in 35 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:21 - “Woe (judgment is coming) to you, [fn]Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon [cities of the Gentiles], they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes [their hearts would have been changed and they would have expressed sorrow for their sin and rebellion against God].

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:7 -

“Woe (judgment is coming) to the world because of stumbling blocks and temptations to sin! It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person on whose account or through whom the stumbling block comes!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:13 -

“But woe (judgment is coming) to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who are [in the process of] entering to do so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:15 -

“Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel over sea and land to make a single proselyte (convert to Judaism), and when he becomes a convert, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 -

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears [an oath] by the sanctuary of the temple, that is nothing (non-binding); but whoever swears [an oath] by the gold of the temple is obligated [as a debtor to fulfill his vow and keep his promise].’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:23 -

“Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you give a tenth (tithe) of your mint and dill and cumin [focusing on minor matters], and have neglected the weightier [more important moral and spiritual] provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the [primary] things you ought to have done without neglecting the others.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:25 -

“Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of extortion and robbery and self-indulgence (unrestrained greed).

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:27 -

“Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which look beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:29 -

“Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets and decorate and adorn the monuments of the righteous,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:19 - “And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:24 - “The Son of Man is to go [to the cross], just as it is written [in Scripture] of Him; but woe (judgment is coming) to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:17 - “And woe to those women who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:21 - “For the Son of Man goes [to the cross] just as it is written [in Scripture] of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:24 - “But [fn]woe (judgment is coming) to you who are rich [and place your faith in possessions while remaining spiritually impoverished], for you are [already] receiving your comfort in full [and there is nothing left to be awarded to you].

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 - “Woe to you who are well-fed (gorged, satiated) now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now [enjoying a life of self-indulgence], for you will mourn and weep [and deeply long for God].

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:26 - “Woe to you when all the people speak well of you and praise you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:13 -

“Woe (judgment is coming) to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented and changed their minds long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes [to show deep regret for sin].

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:42 -

“But woe (judgment is coming) to you Pharisees, because you [self-righteously] [fn]tithe mint and [fn]rue and every [little] garden herb [tending to all the minutiae], and yet disregard and neglect justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done, without neglecting the others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:43 - “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the [fn]best seats in the synagogues and to be respectfully greeted in the market places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:44 - “Woe to you! For you are like graves which are unmarked, and people walk over them without being aware of it [and are ceremonially unclean].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:46 - But He said, “Woe to you lawyers as well, because you weigh men down with burdens [man-made rules, unreasonable requirements] which are hard to bear, and you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers [to lighten the load].

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:47 - “Woe to you! For you repair or build [fn]tombs for the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:52 - “Woe to you lawyers, because you have taken away the key to knowledge (scriptural truth). You yourselves did not enter, and you held back those who were entering [by your flawed interpretation of God’s word and your man-made tradition].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:1 -

Jesus said to His disciples, “Stumbling blocks [temptations and traps set to lure one to sin] are sure to come, but woe (judgment is coming) to him through whom they come!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:23 - “Woe to those women who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For great trouble and anguish will be on the land, and wrath and retribution on this people [Israel].

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:22 - “For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it has been determined; but woe (judgment is coming) to that man by whom He is betrayed and handed over!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:16 - For if I [merely] preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast about, for I am compelled [that is, absolutely obligated to do it]. Woe to me if I do not preach the good news [of salvation]!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:11 - Woe to them! For they have gone the [defiant] way of Cain, and for profit they have run headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of [mutinous] Korah.

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Then I looked, and I heard a solitary eagle flying in [fn]midheaven [for all to see], saying with a loud voice, “[fn]Woe, woe, woe [great wrath is coming] to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpets which the three angels are about to sound [announcing ever greater judgments]!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:12 -

The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.

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The second woe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12 - “Therefore rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them [in the presence of God]. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you in great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time [remaining]!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:10 - standing a long way off, in fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, the strong city, Babylon! In a single hour your judgment has come.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:16 - saying, ‘Woe, woe, for the great city that was robed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, gilded and adorned with gold, with precious stones, and with pearls;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - “And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, for the great city, where all who had ships at sea grew rich from her great wealth, because in one hour she has been laid waste!’
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