Revelation 18:10:11Rev.18.10.W11TAB
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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Word in context
- word
ou-AI
- sentence
a-PO ma-KRO-then he-stê-KO-tes di-A ton PHO-bon tou ba-sa-nis-MOU au-TÊS LE-gon-tes ou-AI ou-AI hê PO-lis hê me-GA-lê Ba-by-LÔN hê PO-lis hê is-khy-RA HO-ti mi-AI HÔ-ra ÊL-then hê KRI-sis sou
Exegesis
The doubled interjection ouai ouai {Οὐαὶ οὐαί | ou-á-i ou-á-i} heightens the expression of grief.
In context — Revelation 18:10
They stood far away because they feared her torment , and they said, “Alas, alas, Babylon the great, the mighty city, because in one hour your judgment has come.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Revelation 18:10, 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 Rev.18.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.10.W11.S1) and character.