Matthew 18:7:1Matt.18.7.W1TAB
οὐαὶ
ooai
“Woe”
- Transliteration
- oo-AI
- Extended
- oo-AI
- IPA
- /uː.ˈai/
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
oo-AI
- clause
oo-AI TÔI KOS-môi a-PO TÔN skan-DA-lôn
- sentence
oo-AI TÔI KOS-môi a-PO TÔN skan-DA-lôn a-NANG-kê GAR el-THEIN TA SKAN-da-la PLÊN oo-AI TÔI an-THRÔ-poi di HOO TO SKAN-da-lon ER-khe-tai
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interjection ouai {οὐαὶ | ouaì} ‘woe’, issuing a solemn judicial pronouncement.
Root and etymology
ouaiomicron–upsilon–alpha–iota
“cry of grief, woe”
In context — Matthew 18:7
Woe to the world because of the stumbling-blocks ! For it is necessary that the stumbling-blocks come, yet woe to the man through whom the stumbling-block comes.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 18:7, so the Greek word οὐαὶ (ooai) 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 Matt.18.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.7.W1.S1) and character.