Revelation 18:16:3Rev.18.16.W3TAB
οὐαί
ouaee
“woe”
- Transliteration
- ou-a-EE
- Extended
- oo-ah-EE
- IPA
- /u.aˈi/
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-a-EE
- sentence
LE-gon-tes ou-a-EE ou-a-EE hê PO-lis hê me-GA-lê hê pe-ri-be-blê-ME-nê BYS-si-non kai por-phy-ROUN kai KOK-ki-non kai ke-khry-sô-ME-nê khry-SI-ō kai LI-thō ti-MI-ō kai mar-ga-RI-tê
Exegesis
The repeated interjection ouai {Οὐαὶ | Ou-aí} ...
ouai {οὐαί | ou-aí} forms an intensified lament, a common prophetic woe formula.
In context — Revelation 18:16
Saying, “Alas, alas, the great city , clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearl!”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 18:16, so the Greek word οὐαί (ouaee) 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.18.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.16.W3.S1) and character.