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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 BoxMat 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:21 - “Woe G3759 to you, Chorazin! G5523 Woe G3759 to you, Bethsaida! G966 For if G1487 the [fn]miracles G1411 had occurred G1096 in Tyre G5184 and Sidon G4605 which occurred G1096 in you, they would have repented G3340 long G3819 ago G3819 in [fn]sackcloth G4526 and ashes. G4700

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:7 - “Woe G3759 to the world G2889 because G575 of its stumbling G4625 blocks! G4625 For it is inevitable G318 that stumbling G4625 blocks G4625 come; G2064 but woe G3759 to that man G444 through G1223 whom G3739 the stumbling G4625 block G4625 comes! G2064

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:13 - “But woe G3759 to you, scribes G1122 and Pharisees, G5330 hypocrites, G5273 because G3754 you shut G2808 off the kingdom G932 of heaven G3772 [fn]from [fn]people; G444 for you do not enter G1525 in yourselves, G4771 nor G3761 do you allow G863 those G3588 who are entering G1525 to go G1525 in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:15 - “Woe G3759 to you, scribes G1122 and Pharisees, G5330 hypocrites, G5273 because G3754 you travel G4013 around G4013 on sea G2281 and land G3584 to make G4160 one G1520 [fn]proselyte; G4339 and when G3752 he becomes G1096 one, you make G4160 him twice G1362 as much G1362 a son G5207 of [fn]hell G1067 as yourselves. G4771

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - “Woe G3759 to you, blind G5185 guides, G3595 who say, G3004 ‘Whoever G3739 G302 swears G3660 by the [fn]temple, G3485 that is nothing; G3762 but whoever G3739 G302 swears G3660 by the gold G5557 of the [fn]temple G3485 is obligated.’ G3784

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:23 - “Woe G3759 to you, scribes G1122 and Pharisees, G5330 hypocrites! G5273 For you tithe G586 mint G2238 and dill G432 and [fn]cummin, G2951 and have neglected G863 the weightier G926 provisions G926 of the law: G3551 justice G2920 and mercy G1656 and faithfulness; G4102 but these G3778 are the things you should G1163 have done G4160 without G3361 neglecting G863 the others. G2548

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:25 - “Woe G3759 to you, scribes G1122 and Pharisees, G5330 hypocrites! G5273 For you clean G2511 the outside G1855 of the cup G4221 and of the dish, G3953 but inside G2081 they are full G1073 [fn]of robbery G724 and self-indulgence. G192

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:27 - “Woe G3759 to you, scribes G1122 and Pharisees, G5330 hypocrites! G5273 For you are like G3945 whitewashed G2867 tombs G5028 which G3748 on the outside G1855 appear G5316 beautiful, G5611 but inside G2081 they are full G1073 of dead G3498 men’s G3498 bones G3747 and all G3956 uncleanness. G167

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:29 - “Woe G3759 to you, scribes G1122 and Pharisees, G5330 hypocrites! G5273 For you build G3618 the tombs G5028 of the prophets G4396 and adorn G2885 the monuments G3419 of the righteous, G1342

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:19 - “But woe G3759 to those G3588 who are pregnant G1064 and to those G3588 who are nursing G2337 babies G2337 in those G3588 days! G2250

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:24 - “The Son G5207 of Man G444 is to go, G5217 just G2531 as it is written G1125 of Him; but woe G3759 to that man G444 by whom G3739 the Son G5207 of Man G444 is betrayed! G3860 It would have been G1510 good G2570 [fn]for that man G444 if G1487 he had not been born.” G1080

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:17 - “But woe G3759 to those G3588 who are pregnant G1064 and to those G3588 who are nursing G2337 babies G2337 in those G3588 days! G2250

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:21 - “For the Son G5207 of Man G444 is to go G5217 just G2531 as it is written G1125 of Him; but woe G3759 to that man G444 [fn]by whom G3739 the Son G5207 of Man G444 is betrayed! G3860 It would have been good G2570 [fn]for that man G444 if G1487 he had not been born.” G1080

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:24 - “But woe G3759 to you who are rich, G4145 for you are receiving G568 your comfort G3874 in full. G568

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 - “Woe G3759 to you who [fn]are well-fed G1705 now, G3568 for you shall be hungry. G3983 Woe G3759 to you who laugh G1070 now, G3568 for you shall mourn G3996 and weep. G2799

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:26 - “Woe G3759 to you when G3752 all G3956 men G444 speak G3004 well G2573 of you, for their fathers G3962 used to [fn]treat G4160 the false G5578 prophets G5578 in the same G846 way. G2596

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:13 - “Woe G3759 to you, Chorazin! G5523 Woe G3759 to you, Bethsaida! G966 For if G1487 the [fn]miracles G1411 had been performed G1096 in Tyre G5184 and Sidon G4605 which G3739 occurred G1096 in you, they would have repented G3340 long G3819 ago, G3819 sitting G2521 in [fn]sackcloth G4526 and ashes. G4700

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:42 - “But woe G3759 to you Pharisees! G5330 For you pay G586 tithe G586 of mint G2238 and rue G4076 and every G3956 kind of garden G3001 herb, G3001 and yet disregard G3928 justice G2920 and the love G26 of God; G2316 but these G3778 are the things G3778 you should G1163 have done G4160 without G3361 neglecting G3935 the others. G2548

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:43 - “Woe G3759 to you Pharisees! G5330 For you love G25 the chief G4410 seats G4410 in the synagogues G4864 and the respectful greetings G783 in the market G58 places. G58

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:44 - “Woe G3759 to you! For you are like G5613 [fn]concealed G82 tombs, G3419 and the people G444 who walk G4043 over G1883 them are unaware G3756 G6063 of it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:46 - But He said, G3004 “Woe G3759 to you lawyers G3544 as well! G2532 For you weigh G5412 men G444 down G5412 with burdens G5413 hard G1419 to bear, G1419 [fn]while G2532 you yourselves G846 will not even touch G4379 the burdens G5413 with one G1520 of your fingers. G1147

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:47 - “Woe G3759 to you! For you build G3618 the [fn]tombs G3419 of the prophets, G4396 and it was your fathers G3962 who killed G615 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:52 - “Woe G3759 to you [fn]lawyers! G3544 For you have taken G142 away G142 the key G2807 of knowledge; G1108 you yourselves G846 did not enter, G1525 and you hindered G2967 those G3588 who were entering.” G1525

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:1 - He said G3004 to His disciples, G3101 “It is inevitable G418 G3361 that [fn]stumbling G4625 blocks G4625 come, G2064 but woe G3759 to him through G1223 whom G3739 they come! G2064

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:23 - “Woe G3759 to those G3588 who are pregnant G1064 and to those G3588 who are nursing G2337 babies G2337 in those G3588 days; G2250 for there will be great G3173 distress G318 upon the [fn]land G1093 and wrath G3709 to this G3778 people; G2992

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:22 - “For indeed, G3303 the Son G5207 of Man G444 is going G4198 as it has G2192 been determined; G3724 but woe G3759 to that man G444 by whom G3739 He is betrayed!” G3860

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:16 - For if G1437 I preach G2097 the gospel, G2097 I have nothing G3756 to boast G2745 of, for I am G1945 under G1945 compulsion; G318 for woe G3759 is me if G1437 I do not preach G2097 the gospel. G2097

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:11 - Woe G3759 to them! For they have gone G4198 the way G3598 of Cain, G2535 and for pay G3408 [fn]they have rushed G1632 headlong G1632 into the error G4106 of Balaam, G903 and perished G622 in the rebellion G485 of Korah. G2879

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:13 - Then G2532 I looked, G3708 and I heard G191 [fn]an eagle G105 flying G4072 in midheaven, G3321 saying G3004 with a loud G3173 voice, G5456 “Woe, G3759 woe, G3759 woe G3759 to those G3588 who dwell G2730 on the earth, G1093 because G1537 of the remaining G3062 blasts G5456 of the trumpet G4536 of the three G5140 angels G32 who are about G3195 to sound!” G4537

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:12 - The first G1520 woe G3759 is past; G565 behold, G2400 two G1417 woes G3759 are still G2089 coming G2064 after G3326 these G3778 things. G3778

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:14 - The second G1208 woe G3759 is past; G565 behold, G2400 the third G5154 woe G3759 is coming G2064 quickly. G5035

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12 - “For this G3778 reason, G1223 rejoice, G2165 O heavens G3772 and you who [fn]dwell G4637 in them. Woe G3759 to the earth G1093 and the sea, G2281 because G3754 the devil G1228 has come G2597 down G2597 to you, having G2192 great G3173 wrath, G2372 knowing G6063 that he has G2192 only a short G3641 time.” G2540

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:10 - standing G2476 at a distance G3113 because G1223 of the fear G5401 of her torment, G929 saying, G3004 ‘Woe, G3759 woe, G3759 the great G3173 city, G4172 Babylon, G897 the strong G2478 city! G4172 For in one G1520 hour G5610 your judgment G2920 has come.’ G2064

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:16 - saying, G3004 ‘Woe, G3759 woe, G3759 the great G3173 city, G4172 she who was clothed G4016 in fine G1039 linen G1039 and purple G4210 and scarlet, G2847 and [fn]adorned G5558 with gold G5553 and precious G5093 [fn]stones G3037 and pearls; G3135

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - “And they threw G906 dust G5522 on their heads G2776 and were crying G2896 out, weeping G2799 and mourning, G3996 saying, G3004 ‘Woe, G3759 woe, G3759 the great G3173 city, G4172 in which G3739 all G3956 who had G2192 ships G4143 at sea G2281 became rich G4147 by her [fn]wealth, G5094 for in one G1520 hour G5610 she has been laid G2049 waste!’ G2049
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