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Lexicon :: Strong's G3759 - ouai

Aa
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

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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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Woe to thee, Moab!
Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh:
He hath given his sons as fugitives,
And his daughters into captivity,
Unto Sihon king of the Amorites.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:7 - And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:8 - Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with all manner of plagues in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:21 - And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:30 - And he laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:29 -
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions?
Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause?
Who hath redness of eyes?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:10 - For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:16 - Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4 - Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly! they have forsaken Jehovah, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged and gone backward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24 - Therefore saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:9 - The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have done evil unto themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:11 - Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:8 - Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 - Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and sin as it were with a cart rope;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20 - Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:21 - Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22 - Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:1 - Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:5 - Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12 - Ah, the uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the seas; and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:1 - Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:16 - From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs: Glory to the righteous. But I said, I pine away, I pine away, woe is me! the treacherous have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:1 - Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:1 - Ho Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! add ye year to year; let the feasts come round:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:15 - Woe unto them that hide deep their counsel from Jehovah, and whose works are in the dark, and that say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:1 - Woe to the rebellious children, saith Jehovah, that take counsel, but not of me; and that make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 - Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek Jehovah!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:1 - Woe to thee that destroyest, and thou wast not destroyed; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased to destroy, thou shalt be destroyed; and when thou hast made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:13 - Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as the whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are ruined.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:4 - Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day declineth, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:19 - Woe is me because of my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is my grief, and I must bear it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27 - I have seen thine abominations, even thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, on the hills in the field. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! thou wilt not be made clean; how long shall it yet be?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18 - Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! They shall not lament for him, saying Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:19 - O thou daughter that dwellest in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity; for Memphis shall become a desolation, and shall be burnt up, without inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:1 - Of Moab. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and broken down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:27 - Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:2 - And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:16 -
The crown is fallen from our head:
Woe unto us! for we have sinned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:10 - And he spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:26 - Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:3 - Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:18 - and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the women that sew pillows upon all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:13 - Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:12 - Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, so that not a man shall be left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:16 - Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! Alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:18 - Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:1 - Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:4 - The best of them is as a brier; the most upright is worse than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, is come; now shall be their perplexity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:17 - Thy princes are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

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