Luke 17:1:15Luke.17.1.W15TAB
οὐαὶ
ouai
“woe”
- Transliteration
- ou-AI
- Extended
- oo-AI
- IPA
- /uˈai/
Meaning by language
- English
- woe
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ou-AI
- sentence
EI-pen de pros tous ma-thê-TAS au-TOU a-NEN-dek-TON es-TIN tou ta SKAN-da-la mê el-THEIN plên ou-AI di hou ER-khe-tai
Exegesis
The adversative plen {πλὴν | plḗn} introduces a contrastive element, shifting from inevitability to moral warning, and the exclamation ouai {οὐαὶ | ouaí} adds a tone of lament and threat.
Root and etymology
“woe, alas”
In context — Luke 17:1
And He said to His disciples, “It is impossible for stumbling-blocks not to come, but woe to the one through whom they come.”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:1:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 17:1, so the Greek word οὐαὶ (ouai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.17.1.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.1.W15.S1) and character.