Word study · Greek
ouai
woe
Say it: oo-AI (approximate)
οὐαί
What it means
A cry of grief or warning. In the prophets a "woe" announces coming judgment and also mourns for those under it. Jesus uses it for the seven woes here, and earlier in 11:21 for Chorazin and Bethsaida.
Range of meaning
- Cry of griefPain or sorrow.
- Warning of judgmentA prophet's announcement of trouble ahead.
In Matthew
- Chapter 23
The seven woes begin with this word (23:13-29).
Every verse (12)
- Matthew 11:21
- Matthew 18:7
- Matthew 23:13
- Matthew 23:14
- Matthew 23:15
- Matthew 23:16
- Matthew 23:23
- Matthew 23:25
- Matthew 23:27
- Matthew 23:29
- Matthew 24:19
- Matthew 26:24
Verses where G3759 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources