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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 59 times in 55 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Num 21:29–Nah 3:17)

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:29 - What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab!
You are finished, O worshipers of Chemosh!
Chemosh has left his sons as refugees,
his daughters as captives of Sihon, the Amorite king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:7 - they panicked. “The gods have[fn] come into their camp!” they cried. “This is a disaster! We have never had to face anything like this before!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:8 - Help! Who can save us from these mighty gods of Israel? They are the same gods who destroyed the Egyptians with plagues when Israel was in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:21 - She named the child Ichabod (which means “Where is the glory?”), for she said, “Israel’s glory is gone.” She named him this because the Ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and husband were dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:30 - He laid the body in his own grave, crying out in grief, “Oh, my brother!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:29 - Who has anguish? Who has sorrow?
Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining?
Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:10 - If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:16 - What sorrow for the land ruled by a servant,[fn]
the land whose leaders feast in the morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4 - Oh, what a sinful nation they are—
loaded down with a burden of guilt.
They are evil people,
corrupt children who have rejected the LORD.
They have despised the Holy One of Israel
and turned their backs on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24 - Therefore, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
the Mighty One of Israel, says,
“I will take revenge on my enemies
and pay back my foes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:9 - The very look on their faces gives them away.
They display their sin like the people of Sodom
and don’t even try to hide it.
They are doomed!
They have brought destruction upon themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:11 - But the wicked are doomed,
for they will get exactly what they deserve.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:8 - What sorrow for you who buy up house after house and field after field,
until everyone is evicted and you live alone in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 - What sorrow for those who get up early in the morning
looking for a drink of alcohol
and spend long evenings drinking wine
to make themselves flaming drunk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them
with ropes made of lies,
who drag wickedness behind them like a cart!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20 - What sorrow for those who say
that evil is good and good is evil,
that dark is light and light is dark,
that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:21 - What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes
and think themselves so clever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22 - What sorrow for those who are heroes at drinking wine
and boast about all the alcohol they can hold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:1 - What sorrow awaits the unjust judges
and those who issue unfair laws.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:5 - “What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger.
I use it as a club to express my anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12 - Listen! The armies of many nations
roar like the roaring of the sea.
Hear the thunder of the mighty forces
as they rush forward like thundering waves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:1 - Listen, Ethiopia[fn]—land of fluttering sails[fn]
that lies at the headwaters of the Nile,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:16 - We hear songs of praise from the ends of the earth,
songs that give glory to the Righteous One!
But my heart is heavy with grief.
Weep for me, for I wither away.
Deceit still prevails,
and treachery is everywhere.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:1 - What sorrow awaits the proud city of Samaria—
the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel.[fn]
It sits at the head of a fertile valley,
but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower.
It is the pride of a people
brought down by wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:1 - “What sorrow awaits Ariel,[fn] the City of David.
Year after year you celebrate your feasts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:15 - What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the LORD,
who do their evil deeds in the dark!
“The LORD can’t see us,” they say.
“He doesn’t know what’s going on!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:1 - “What sorrow awaits my rebellious children,”
says the LORD.
“You make plans that are contrary to mine.
You make alliances not directed by my Spirit,
thus piling up your sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 - What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help,
trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers
and depending on the strength of human armies
instead of looking to the LORD,
the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:1 - What sorrow awaits you Assyrians, who have destroyed others[fn]
but have never been destroyed yourselves.
You betray others,
but you have never been betrayed.
When you are done destroying,
you will be destroyed.
When you are done betraying,
you will be betrayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:13 - Our enemy rushes down on us like storm clouds!
His chariots are like whirlwinds.
His horses are swifter than eagles.
How terrible it will be, for we are doomed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:4 - They shout, ‘Prepare for battle!
Attack at noon!’
‘No, it’s too late; the day is fading,
and the evening shadows are falling.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:19 - My wound is severe,
and my grief is great.
My sickness is incurable,
but I must bear it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27 - I have seen your adultery and lust,
and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills.
What sorrow awaits you, Jerusalem!
How long before you are pure?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18 - Therefore, this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah:
“The people will not mourn for him, crying to one another,
‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’
His subjects will not mourn for him, crying,
‘Alas, our master is dead! Alas, his splendor is gone!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:19 - Pack up! Get ready to leave for exile,
you citizens of Egypt!
The city of Memphis will be destroyed,
without a single inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:1 - This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says:
“What sorrow awaits the city of Nebo;
it will soon lie in ruins.
The city of Kiriathaim will be humiliated and captured;
the fortress will be humiliated and broken down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:27 - Destroy even her young bulls—
it will be terrible for them, too!
Slaughter them all!
For Babylon’s day of reckoning has come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:2 - Foreigners will come and winnow her,
blowing her away as chaff.
They will come from every side
to rise against her in her day of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:16 - The garlands have[fn] fallen from our heads.
Weep for us because we have sinned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:10 - which he unrolled. And I saw that both sides were covered with funeral songs, words of sorrow, and pronouncements of doom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:26 - Calamity will follow calamity;
rumor will follow rumor.
They will look in vain
for a vision from the prophets.
They will receive no teaching from the priests
and no counsel from the leaders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:3 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says: What sorrow awaits the false prophets who are following their own imaginations and have seen nothing at all!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:18 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says: What sorrow awaits you women who are ensnaring the souls of my people, young and old alike. You tie magic charms on their wrists and furnish them with magic veils. Do you think you can trap others without bringing destruction on yourselves?

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:13 - “What sorrow awaits those who have deserted me!
Let them die, for they have rebelled against me.
I wanted to redeem them,
but they have told lies about me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:12 - Even if you do have children who grow up,
I will take them from you.
It will be a terrible day when I turn away
and leave you alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:16 - Therefore, this is what the Lord, the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, says:
“There will be crying in all the public squares
and mourning in every street.
Call for the farmers to weep with you,
and summon professional mourners to wail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:18 - What sorrow awaits you who say,
“If only the day of the LORD were here!”
You have no idea what you are wishing for.
That day will bring darkness, not light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:1 - What sorrow awaits you who lounge in luxury in Jerusalem,[fn]
and you who feel secure in Samaria!
You are famous and popular in Israel,
and people go to you for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:4 - Even the best of them is like a brier;
the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns.
But your judgment day is coming swiftly now.
Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:17 - Your guards[fn] and officials are also like swarming locusts
that crowd together in the hedges on a cold day.
But like locusts that fly away when the sun comes up,
all of them will fly away and disappear.

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