Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #36372

SR GNT Mark 15:29 Οὐά (Oua) ‘of them and saying aha you tearing_down the’ Strongs=37580 Lemma=oua^*
Word role=interjection
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form Οὐά (I-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Οὐά’ (I-···) is always and only glossed as ‘aha’.

Mark 15:29 ‘of them and saying aha you tearing_down the’ SR GNT Mark 15:29 word 14

OET-LV: 29 And the ones passing _through were _slandering him, shaking the heads of _them, and saying: Aha, you tearing _down the temple and building it in three days, (MRK_15:29)

OET-RV: 29 As people passed by on the path, they insulted Yeshua, shaking their heads and shouting, “Hoy there! You who reckoned you could demolish the temple and rebuild it in three days, (MRK 15:29)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘oua’ in the Greek originals.

Key: I=interjection