- Original: οὐαί - Transliteration: Ouai - Phonetic: oo-ah'-ee - Definition: 1. alas, woe - Origin: a primary exclamation of grief - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: - Strong's: A primary excamation of grief; woe: - alas woe. Total KJV Occurrences: 14 • alas, 6 Revelation 18:10(2); Revelation 18:16(2); Revelation 18:19(2) • woe, 7 1 Corinthians 9:16; Jude 1:11; Revelation 8:13(3); Revelation 9:12; Revelation 12:12 • woes, 1 Revelation 9:12