What does "Woe" mean in the Bible?
This term often denotes a feeling of compassion or sympathy, Matt 24:19, or a simple lamentation as, "Alas for me!" Ps 120:5. Woe appears in 28 verses across 5 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Woe?
WOE. Num 21:29. This term often denotes a feeling of compassion or sympathy, Matt 24:19, or a simple lamentation as, "Alas for me!" Ps 120:5. In other connections it is equivalent to the threatening of punishment. Hab 2:6, Gal 1:9, 2 Sam 20:15, Acts 1:19; Zech 11:17.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Woe?
Greek · G3759
οὐαί
ouai
woe!
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Woe appear in the Bible?
Woe is referenced in 28 verses across 5 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Corinthians 9:16
- Luke 6:24
- Luke 6:25
- Luke 6:26
- Luke 11:43
- Luke 11:44
- Luke 11:46
- Luke 11:47
- Luke 11:52
- Luke 17:1
- Luke 22:22
- Matthew 18:7
- Matthew 23:13
- Matthew 23:15
- Matthew 23:16
- Matthew 23:23
- Matthew 23:25
- Matthew 23:27
- Matthew 23:29
- Matthew 26:24
- Mark 14:21
- Revelation 8:13
- Revelation 9:12
- Revelation 11:14
Showing the first 24 of 28.
Open all 28 references in ProtosWhat else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Woe.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Woe?
Woe appears in 28 verses across 5 books, most often in Luke, which accounts for 10 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Woe?
Luke, Matthew, Revelation, 1 Corinthians, Mark.
Where can I read every verse about Woe?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 28, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
