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SR GNT Mat 11:21 Οὐαί (Ouai) ‘woe to you Ⱪorazin woe to you Baʸthsaida because’ Strongs=37590 Lemma=ouai
Word role=interjection
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Woe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida

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Other uses (23) of identical word form Οὐαί (I-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Οὐαί’ (I-···) has 2 different glosses: ‘woe’, ‘woe to_you’.

Mat 11:21 ‘woe to you Ⱪorazin woe’ SR GNT Mat 11:21 word 1

OET-LV: 21 Woe to _you, Ⱪorazin. Woe to _you, Baʸthsaida. Because if the miracles which having _become in you _all became in Turos/(Tsor) and Sidōn/(Tsīdōn), long _ago they_ would _repented in sackcloth and ashes. (MAT_11:21)

OET-RV: 21 “Chorazin you’re doomed. Bethsaida you’re doomed. Because if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Tsidon, they would have shown their turning from their sins by wearing coarse cloth and showering themselves with ashes. (MAT 11:21)

Mat 18:7 ‘woe to the world because_of’ SR GNT Mat 18:7 word 1

OET-LV: 7 Woe to _the world because _of the temptations. For/Because it _is necessity the temptations to _come, however woe to _the that person by whom the temptation is _coming. (MAT_18:7)

OET-RV: 7 The world suffers due to temptations, because it’s necessary for temptations to come, but it won’t be good for the person who brings the temptation. (MAT 18:7)

Mat 23:14 ‘woe and to you_all scribes’ SR GNT Mat 23:14 word 1

OET-LV: 14  (MAT_23:14)

OET-RV: 14 ◘ (MAT 23:14)

Mat 23:15 ‘woe to you_all scribes and’ SR GNT Mat 23:15 word 1

OET-LV: 15 Woe to _you _all, scribes and Farisaios_party, hypocrites. Because you _all _are _going _around the sea and the dry land to _make one convert, and whenever he _may _become, you _all _are _making him a_son of _geenna twice _more than you _all. (MAT_23:15)

OET-RV: 15 “You religious teachers and Pharisees are hypocrites and will have a bad end because you’d travel all the way around the world to make one convert, and then you’d make him twice the son of hell that you are yourselves. (MAT 23:15)

Mat 23:16 ‘woe to you_all guides blind’ SR GNT Mat 23:16 word 1

OET-LV: 16 Woe to _you _all, blind guides, you _all saying: Whoever wishfully may _swear by the temple, it _is nothing, but whoever wishfully may _swear by the gold of _the temple is _owing. (MAT_23:16)

OET-RV: 16 “You blind guides will have a bad end. You say that if anyone makes an oath on the temple it’s worthless, but if they make an oath on the gold in the temple then they have to honour it. (MAT 23:16)

Mat 23:23 ‘woe to you_all scribes and’ SR GNT Mat 23:23 word 1

OET-LV: 23 Woe to _you _all, scribes and Farisaios_party, hypocrites. Because you _all _are _tithing the mint and the dill and the cummin, and you _all _left the heavier of _the law: the justice and the mercy and the faith. But it _was _fitting to _do these things, and _those not to _leave. (MAT_23:23)

OET-RV: 23 “You religious teachers and Pharisees are hypocrites and will have a bad end because you give a tenth of your herbs but you ignore the weightier parts of God’s commands like justice and mercy and faith. Those are the things that should have been observed and not left out. (MAT 23:23)

Mat 23:25 ‘woe to you_all scribes and’ SR GNT Mat 23:25 word 1

OET-LV: 25 Woe to _you _all, scribes and Farisaios_party, hypocrites. Because you _all _are _cleansing the part outside of _the cup and of _the dish, but inside they _are _being _full of theft and intemperance. (MAT_23:25)

OET-RV: 25 “You religious teachers and Pharisees are hypocrites and will have a bad end because you scrub the outside of your cups and bowls but the inside is still full of greed and selfishness. (MAT 23:25)

Mat 23:27 ‘woe to you_all scribes and’ SR GNT Mat 23:27 word 1

OET-LV: 27 Woe to _you _all, scribes and Farisaios_party, hypocrites. Because you _all _are _being _like to _tombs having _been _whitewashed, which on _one _hand are _appearing beautiful outwardly, on _the _other _hand inside they _are _being _full of _bones of_the_dead and of _all impurity. (MAT_23:27)

OET-RV: 27 “You religious teachers and Pharisees are hypocrites and will have a bad end because you are like whitewashed tombs. On the outside they might look nice, but the inside is full of the bones of the dead and all kinds of impurities, (MAT 23:27)

Mat 23:29 ‘woe to you_all scribes and’ SR GNT Mat 23:29 word 1

OET-LV: 29 Woe to _you _all, scribes and Farisaios_party, hypocrites. Because you _all _are _building the tombs of _the prophets, and you _all _are _adorning the tombs of _the righteous (MAT_23:29)

OET-RV: 29 “You religious teachers and Pharisees are hypocrites and will have a bad end because you rebuild the prophets’ tombs and adorn the tombs of godly people, (MAT 23:29)

Luke 6:25 ‘woe to you_all you_all having_been filled’ SR GNT Luke 6:25 word 1

OET-LV: 25 Woe to _you _all, you _all having _been _filled now, because you _all _will _be _hungering. Woe, to _you _all laughing now, because you _all _will _be _mourning and you _all _will _be _weeping. (LUK_6:25)

OET-RV: 25 It’s tragic for all of you who are full now, because you’ll all be hungry.
⇔ It’s tragic for all of you who are laughing now, because you’ll all be mourning and crying. (LUK 6:25)

Luke 6:25 ‘now because you_all will_be hungering woe to you_all laughing now’ SR GNT Luke 6:25 word 8

Luke 6:26 ‘woe to_you whenever you_all well’ SR GNT Luke 6:26 word 1

OET-LV: 26 Woe to _you whenever all the people may _speak well you _all, the in for same way were _doing to _the false _prophets the fathers of _them. (LUK_6:26)

OET-RV: 26 It’s tragic for you whenever all the people say they admire you, because their ancestors did the same to the false prophets. (LUK 6:26)

Luke 10:13 ‘woe to you Ⱪorazin woe’ SR GNT Luke 10:13 word 2

OET-LV: 13 Woe to _you, Ⱪorazin. Woe to _you, Baʸthsaida. Because if the miracles and Sidōn/(Tsīdōn) were _become, which having _become in you _all in Turos/(Tsor), they_ would _repented sitting in sackcloth and ashes long _ago. (LUK_10:13)

OET-RV: 13 “You won’t end well, Korazin. And you won’t end well, Bethsaida. Because if the miracles that were done in your places had been done in Tyre and Tsidon, they would have turned around from disobeying God and shown their humility long ago (LUK 10:13)

Luke 10:13 ‘woe to you Ⱪorazin woe to you Baʸthsaida because’ SR GNT Luke 10:13 word 7

Luke 11:43 ‘woe to you_all Farisaios_party because’ SR GNT Luke 11:43 word 1

OET-LV: 43 Woe to _you _all the Farisaios_party, because you _all _are _loving the best _seat in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces. (LUK_11:43)

OET-RV: 43 “You Pharisees won’t end well, because you all love the best seats in the meeting halls and the honoured greetings in the marketplaces. (LUK 11:43)

Luke 11:44 ‘woe to you_all because you_all are’ SR GNT Luke 11:44 word 1

OET-LV: 44 Woe to _you _all, because you _all _are as the the unseen tombs, and the people walking over they _have_ not _known it. (LUK_11:44)

OET-RV: 44 You all won’t end well, because you’re like unmarked graves that people walk all over without even realising—the people simply don’t know that you’re dead inside.” (LUK 11:44)

Luke 11:47 ‘woe to you_all because you_all are building’ SR GNT Luke 11:47 word 1

OET-LV: 47 Woe to _you _all, because you _all _are _building the tombs of _the prophets, but the fathers of _you _all killed_ them _off. (LUK_11:47)

OET-RV: 47 You all won’t end well, because you all build fancy tombs for the prophets that your own ancestors executed. (LUK 11:47)

Luke 11:52 ‘woe to you_all lawyers because’ SR GNT Luke 11:52 word 1

OET-LV: 52 Woe to _you _all the lawyers, because you _all _took _away the key of _the knowledge, yourselves you _all_ not _came _in, and you _all _forbade the ones coming _in. (LUK_11:52)

OET-RV: 52 “You religious law experts won’t end well, because you took away the key to knowledge—not only did you not enter yourselves, but you also forbade others from entering.” (LUK 11:52)

Yud (Jud) 1:11 ‘woe to them because in the’ SR GNT Yud (Jud) 1:11 word 1

OET-LV: 11 Woe to _them. Because they _were _gone in _the way of_ the _Kain/(Qayin), and they _were _poured _out to _the deception the of _Balaʼam/(Bilˊām) for _reward, and in _the controversy of_ the _Kore/(Qoraḩ) they _perished. (JDE_1:11)

OET-RV: 11 Oh dear! Because they’ve followed the actions of Cain and have embraced the deception of Balaam for monetary gain, so too they’ll perish like Korah’s destruction. (JDE 1:11)

Rev 8:13 ‘saying with a voice loud woe woe woe to the ones’ SR GNT Rev 8:13 word 14

OET-LV: 13 And I _looked, and I _heard from _one eagle flying in midair, saying with_a_voice loud: Woe, woe, woe, to _the ones dwelling on the earth, because/for the other voices of _the three trumpet of _the messengers which going to _be _trumpeting. (REV_8:13)

OET-RV: 13 Then as I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying high in the sky, shouting loudly, “Three terrible things will happen to the people who are living on the earth when the three remaining messengers blow their trumpets.” (REV 8:13)

Rev 18:10 ‘torment of her saying woe woe city great’ SR GNT Rev 18:10 word 11

OET-LV: 10 from afar having _stood, because _of the fear of _the torment of _her saying: Woe, woe, the city the great Babulōn/(Bāⱱel? ), the city the strong. Because in _one hour came the judgement of _you. (REV_18:10)

OET-RV: 10 In their fear they’ll stand back at a distance and say,
⇔ “The famous city’s end won’t be good,
⇔ the powerful city of Babylon.
⇔ Because your judgement has come all at once.” (REV 18:10)

Rev 18:16 ‘saying woe woe city great’ SR GNT Rev 18:16 word 3

OET-LV: 16 saying: Woe, woe, the city the great, you having _been _clothed in _linen, and purple, and scarlet, and having _been _gilded with gold, and stone precious, and pearl. (REV_18:16)

OET-RV: 16 saying, “That famous city that used to dress in fine linen and scarlet and be adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls has come to a bad end (REV 18:16)

Rev 18:19 ‘and mourning saying woe woe the city’ SR GNT Rev 18:19 word 21

OET-LV: 19 And they _throw dust on the heads of _them, and they _cried _out, weeping and mourning saying: Woe, woe, the city the great, in which became _rich all the ones having the ships in the sea by the wealth of _her. Because in _one hour she _was _desolated. (REV_18:19)

OET-RV: 19 Then they’ll throw dust on their heads (a Hebrew sign of mourning) and weep and mourn and cry out, “That incredible city where every ship owner became wealthy from valuable trade with her—she’s been destroyed in a single hour.” (REV 18:19)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘ouai’ have 4 different glosses: ‘woe’, ‘woe to_him’, ‘woe to_you’, ‘woes’.

Greek words (22) other than Οὐαί (I-···) with a gloss related to ‘woe’

Have 22 other words (οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί, οὐαί) with 1 lemma altogether (ouai)

MARK 13:17 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘woe but to the women in’ SR GNT Mark 13:17 word 1

OET-LV: 17 But woe to _the women having child in womb and to _the women nursing in those the days. (MRK_13:17)

OET-RV: 17 It will be extremely difficult for pregnant women and for mothers who are breast-feeding their children in those days. (MRK 13:17)

MARK 14:21 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘it has_been written concerning him woe on_the_other_hand to the man’ SR GNT Mark 14:21 word 15

OET-LV: 21 Because on _one _hand the the_son of_ the _man is _going, as it _has _been _written concerning him, on _the _other _hand woe to _the man that by whom the son of_ the _man is _being _given _over, better it _was for _him if that the man was_ not _born. (MRK_14:21)

OET-RV: 21 Indeed it’s written in the scriptures that humanity’s child will be arrested, but on the other hand, what a tragedy it’ll be for the one who hands him over—in fact it would be better for that man if he was never born.” (MRK 14:21)

MAT 18:7 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘the temptations however woe to the person that’ SR GNT Mat 18:7 word 16

OET-LV: 7 Woe to _the world because _of the temptations. For/Because it _is necessity the temptations to _come, however woe to _the that person by whom the temptation is _coming. (MAT_18:7)

OET-RV: 7 The world suffers due to temptations, because it’s necessary for temptations to come, but it won’t be good for the person who brings the temptation. (MAT 18:7)

MAT 23:13 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘woe but to you_all scribes’ SR GNT Mat 23:13 word 1

OET-LV: 13 But woe to _you _all, scribes and Farisaios_party, hypocrites. Because you _all _are _shutting the kingdom of _the heavens before the people, because/for you _all are_ neither _coming _in, nor are _you _all _allowing the ones coming _in to _come _in. (MAT_23:13)

OET-RV: 13 “You religious teachers and Pharisees are hypocrites and will have a bad end because you’re actually keeping people away from the heavenly kingdom—you don’t enter yourselves and nor do you allow others to enter. (MAT 23:13)

MAT 24:19 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘woe but to the women in’ SR GNT Mat 24:19 word 1

OET-LV: 19 But woe to _the women in womb having child, and to _the women nursing in those the days. (MAT_24:19)

OET-RV: 19 It will be very difficult for pregnant women and breast-feeding mothers in those days, (MAT 24:19)

MAT 26:24 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘it has_been written about him woe on_the_other_hand to the man’ SR GNT Mat 26:24 word 13

OET-LV: 24 On _one _hand the son of_ the _man is _going as it _has _been _written about him, on _the _other _hand woe to _the that man by whom the son of_ the _man is _being _given _over. It _was better for _him, if the that man was_ not _born. (MAT_26:24)

OET-RV: 24 It’s true that humanity’s child is going to suffer what has already been written about, but on the other hand, the end won’t be good for the man who turns him in, in fact it would have been better for him if he’d never been born.” (MAT 26:24)

LUKE 6:24 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘however woe to you_all rich because’ SR GNT Luke 6:24 word 2

OET-LV: 24 However woe to _you _all the rich, because you _all _are _receiving _fully the comfort of _you _all. (LUK_6:24)

OET-RV: 24 However it’s tragic for all you rich people, because you’ve already enjoyed all those comforts. (LUK 6:24)

LUKE 11:42 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘but woe to you_all Farisaios_party because’ SR GNT Luke 11:42 word 2

OET-LV: 42 But woe to _you _all the Farisaios_party, because you _all _are _tithing the mint, and the rue, and every garden _plant, and you _all _are _passing _by the justice and the love of_ the _god. And these things it _was _fitting to _do, and _those things to_ not _neglect. (LUK_11:42)

OET-RV: 42 “But you Pharisees won’t end well, because you give a tenth of your herbs and vegetables, yet you all ignore giving justice and loving God, both of which need to be done and cannot be ignored. (LUK 11:42)

LUKE 11:46 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘to you_all the lawyers woe because you_all are burdening the’ SR GNT Luke 11:46 word 9

OET-LV: 46 But he said, woe also to _you _all the lawyers. Because you _all _are _burdening the people with_ unbearable _burdens, and yourselves you _all _are_ not _touching upon _the burdens with _one of _the fingers of _you _all. (LUK_11:46)

OET-RV: 46 “Well, you law experts won’t end well,” Yeshua responded, “because you put unbearably heavy burdens onto the shoulders of the people, yet you wouldn’t move your little fingers to touch those burdens yourselves. (LUK 11:46)

LUKE 17:1 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘not to come however woe to_him by whom it is coming’ SR GNT Luke 17:1 word 17

OET-LV: 17 And he _said to the apprentices/followers of _him: It _is impossible of _which the temptations to_ not _come, however woe to _him by whom it _is _coming. (LUK_17:1)

OET-RV: 17 Then Yeshua told his followers, “It’s impossible that temptations will disappear, but a bad future awaits whoever brings them. (LUK 17:1)

LUKE 21:23 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘woe and to the women in’ SR GNT Luke 21:23 word 1

OET-LV: 23 And woe to _the women having child in womb and to _the women nursing in those the days, because/for will _be great hardship on the land, and severe _anger the on_ this _people. (LUK_21:23)

OET-RV: 23 It’ll be so hard for pregnant and breast-feeding women at that time because there’ll be incredible distress in the country and severe anger towards the Jewish people. (LUK 21:23)

LUKE 22:22 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘having_been designated is going on_the_other_hand woe to man that by’ SR GNT Luke 22:22 word 16

OET-LV: 22 Because on _one _hand the son of_ the _man is _going according _to the place having _been _designated, on _the _other _hand woe to_ the that _man by whom he _is _being _given _over. (LUK_22:22)

OET-RV: 22 Now, humanity’s child has to endure what’s been previously designated, but on the other hand, it won’t end well for the man who turns him in.” (LUK 22:22)

1 COR 9:16 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘for on me is imposing woe for to me is’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:16 word 13

OET-LV: 16 For/Because if I _may _be _good _message _preaching, not there _is to _me boast, because/for necessity on _me is _imposing, woe for to _me is, if not I _may _be _good _message _preaching. (CO1_9:16)

OET-RV: 16 And yet, when I preach the good message, it doesn’t give me any good reason to boast because I’m actually obligated to do it—I wouldn’t end well if I didn’t preach the good message (CO1 9:16)

REV 8:13 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘with a voice loud woe woe woe to the ones dwelling’ SR GNT Rev 8:13 word 15

REV 8:13 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘loud woe woe woe to the ones dwelling on’ SR GNT Rev 8:13 word 16

REV 9:12 οὐαί (ouai) N-NFS ‘woe the one went_away’ SR GNT Rev 9:12 word 2

OET-LV: 12 The woe the one went _away, see, is _coming still two woes after these things. (REV_9:12)

OET-RV: 12 The first terrible event has now passed, but there are still two more to follow. (REV 9:12)

REV 11:14 οὐαί (ouai) N-NFS ‘the woe second went_away see’ SR GNT Rev 11:14 word 2

OET-LV: 14 The woe the second went _away, see, is _coming the woe the third quickly. (REV_11:14)

OET-RV: 14 The second terror has then passed, but the third will be coming soon. (REV 11:14)

REV 11:14 οὐαί (ouai) N-NFS ‘went_away see the woe third is coming quickly’ SR GNT Rev 11:14 word 10

OET-LV: 14 The woe the second went _away, see, is _coming the woe the third quickly. (REV_11:14)

OET-RV: 14 The second terror has then passed, but the third will be coming soon. (REV 11:14)

REV 12:12 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘in them sheltering woe the earth and’ SR GNT Rev 12:12 word 13

OET-LV: 12 Because _of this be _being _gladdened, heavens, and you _all in them sheltering. woe the earth and the sea, because came _down the devil to you _all, having rage great, having _known that a_little time he _is _having. (REV_12:12)

OET-RV: 12 So, be glad you heavens and those who shelter in them. The earth and the sea won’t have a good ending because the devil has gone down to you and he’s very angry because he knows he doesn’t have much time left.” (REV 12:12)

REV 18:10 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘of her saying woe woe city great Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?)’ SR GNT Rev 18:10 word 12

REV 18:16 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘saying woe woe city great you’ SR GNT Rev 18:16 word 4

OET-LV: 16 saying: Woe, woe, the city the great, you having _been _clothed in _linen, and purple, and scarlet, and having _been _gilded with gold, and stone precious, and pearl. (REV_18:16)

OET-RV: 16 saying, “That famous city that used to dress in fine linen and scarlet and be adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls has come to a bad end (REV 18:16)

REV 18:19 οὐαί (ouai) I-··· ‘mourning saying woe woe the city great’ SR GNT Rev 18:19 word 22

Key: I=interjection N=noun NFS=nominative,feminine,singular