Revelation 18:19:14Rev.18.19.W14TAB
Οὐαὶ
ouai
“alas”
- Transliteration
- ou-AI
- Extended
- oo-AI
- IPA
- /uˈai/
Meaning by language
- English
- alas
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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
KAI E-ba-lon khoon e-PI tas ke-pha-LAS au-TŌN KAI E-kra-ksan KLAI-on-tes KAI pen-THOUN-tes LE-gon-tes ou-AI ou-AI hê PO-lis hê me-GA-lê en hêi e-PLOU-tê-san PAN-tes hoi E-khon-tes ta PLOI-a en têi tha-LAS-sêi ek tês ti-mi-O-tê-tos au-TÊS HO-ti mi-AI HÔ-ra ê-rê-MÔ-thê
Exegesis
The repeated interjection Ouai ouai {Οὐαὶ οὐαί | ou-aí ou-aí} introduces a stereotypical prophetic lament.
In context — Revelation 18:19
And they threw dust upon their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning, saying, “Woe, woe, for the great city in which all those who had ships on the sea became rich from her costliness , because in a single hour she was made desolate .”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:19:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Revelation 18:19, 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.18.19.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.19.W14.S1) and character.