οὐαί interj. of grief or denunciation, [in LXX for הוֹי, etc. ;] alas! woe! most frequently with dative of person(s) Mat.11:21 23:14, Mrk.13:17 14:21, Luk.6:24-26 Ju 11, al.; with vocat. (nom.), Rev.18:10, 16 18:19 (cf. Isa.1:24, al.); with accusative, Rev.12:12, before ἐκ, Rev.8:13; with dative before ἀπό (see M, Pr., 246), Mat.18:7. As subst., 1Co.9:16 (cf. Jer.6:4); ἡ οὐ., Rev.9:12 11:14; pl., Rev.9:12; οὐ., οὐ., οὐ., Rev.8:13 (AS)
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G3759 — οὐαί
ouai · woe! · Greek
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Matthew 11:21 · Οὐαί · οὐαί“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.Matthew 18:7 · Οὐαὶ · οὐαὶ“Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!Matthew 23:13 · Οὐαὶ“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.Matthew 23:15 · ΟὐαὶWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of Gehenna as yourselves.Matthew 23:16 · Οὐαὶ“Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’Matthew 23:23 · Οὐαὶ“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.Matthew 23:25 · Οὐαὶ“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.Matthew 23:27 · Οὐαὶ“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.Matthew 23:29 · Οὐαὶ“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,Matthew 24:19 · οὐαὶBut woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!Matthew 26:24 · οὐαὶThe Son of Man goes, even as it is written of him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born.”Mark 13:17 · οὐαὶBut woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babies in those days!Mark 14:21 · οὐαὶFor the Son of Man goes, even as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born.”Luke 6:24 · οὐαὶ“But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation.Luke 6:25 · Οὐαὶ · ΟὐαὶWoe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.Luke 6:26 · ΟὐαὶWoe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.Luke 10:13 · Οὐαί · οὐαί“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.Luke 11:42 · οὐαὶBut woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.Luke 11:43 · ΟὐαὶWoe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.Luke 11:44 · ΟὐαὶWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like hidden graves, and the men who walk over them don’t know it.”Luke 11:46 · οὐαί,He said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won’t even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.Luke 11:47 · ΟὐαὶWoe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.Luke 11:52 · ΟὐαὶWoe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.”Luke 17:1 · οὐαὶHe said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!Luke 21:23 · ΟὐαὶWoe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.Luke 22:22 · οὐαὶThe Son of Man indeed goes, as it has been determined, but woe to that man through whom he is betrayed!”1 Corinthians 9:16 · οὐαὶFor if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me, if I don’t preach the Good News.Jude 1:11 · οὐαὶWoe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.Revelation 8:13 · οὐαὶ · οὐαὶ · οὐαὶI saw, and I heard an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe for those who dwell on the earth, because of the other voices of the trumpets of the three angels, who are yet to sound!”Revelation 9:12 · οὐαὶ · οὐαὶThe first woe is past. Behold, there are still two woes coming after this.Revelation 11:14 · οὐαὶ · οὐαὶThe second woe is past. Behold, the third woe comes quickly.Revelation 12:12 · οὐαὶTherefore rejoice, heavens, and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has gone down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has but a short time.”Revelation 18:10 · οὐαὶ · οὐαὶstanding far away for the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.’Revelation 18:16 · οὐαὶ · οὐαὶsaying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!Revelation 18:19 · οὐαὶ · οὐαὶThey cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!’ For in one hour is she made desolate.