οἴ
μούνη γὰρ ἄγειν οὐκέτι σωκῶ λύπης ἀντίρροπον ἄχθος → I have no longer strength to bear alone the burden of grief that weighs me down, I no longer have the strength to hold up alone the weight of grief that pushes against me, I no longer have the strength to counterbalance alone the weight of grief that acts as counterweight, I have no longer strength to balance alone the counterpoising weight of sorrow
English (LSJ)
exclamation of pain, grief, pity, astonishment,
A ah! woe! sometimes with nom., οἲ' γώ S.Aj.803, El.674, 1115: mostly c. dat. (cf. οἴμοι): c. acc., οἲ ἐμὲ δειλήν AP9.408 (Apollonid. or Antip.), cf. IG14.1971.5: also οἰοῖ, οἰοιοῖ, A.D.Adv.177.4, cf. A.Eu.841, Supp.876, Pers.955 (all lyr.), etc.: Ion. ὀΐ as exclamation of fear, Ar.Pax933.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
οἴ: ἐπιφώνημα ἄλγους, λύπης, οἴκτου, ἐκπλήξεως, ἄχ! Λατιν. heu! vae! ἐνίοτε μετ’ ὀνομ., οἴ ’γώ, Σοφ. Αἴ. 803, Ἠλ. 674, 1115· οἴ .. μῆτερ Ἑλλ. Ἐπιγράμμ. 565. 5· ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸ πλεῖστον μετὰ δοτ., ἴδε ἐν λ. οἴμοι· μετ’ αἰτ. οἴ ἐμὲ δειλὴν Ἀνθ. Π. 9. 408· - Συχνάκις διπλασιάζεται καὶ τριπλασιάζεται, ὅτε ἔπρεπε νὰ φέρηται, οἰοῖ, οἰοιοῖ, κατὰ τοὺς παλαιοὺς γραμμ.· ἀλλ’ ἐν τοῖς Ἀντιγράφ. τῶν Τραγ. καὶ Κωμ. φέρεται συνεχῶς οἲ οἴ, οἲ οἲ οἴ, ἴδε Δινδ. εἰς Ἀριστοφ. Εἰρ. 258. (Ἐκ τοῦ οἲ παράγονται αἱ λέξεις οἴζω, ὀϊζύς, ὀϊζυρός, οἶτος, οἶκτος, οἰκτρός).
French (Bailly abrégé)
interj. marquant la douleur, rar. la joie ou l'admiration;
ah ! : οἲ ἐγώ ESCHL, οἴ μοι ou mieux οἴμοι (v. ce mot) hélas ! malheureux que je suis ! οἰοῖ ou οἰοῖ οἰοῖ, hélas ! hélas !.
Greek Monotonic
οἴ: επιφών. πόνου, λύπης, οίκτου, έκπληξης, αχ! πω πω!, Λατ. heu! vae!, μερικές φορές με ονομ., οἴ 'γώ, σε Σοφ.· κυρίως με δοτ., βλ. οἴμοι· με αιτ., οἲ ἐμὲ δειλήν, σε Ανθ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
οἴ: (тж. οἰοῖ, οἰοῖ οἰοῖ и οἰοιοῖ) interj. ой!, увы!, о горе!: οἲ ἐγώ! Trag. и οἴ μοι (οἴμοι)! и οἲ ἐμέ! Anth. о горе мне!
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: excl.
Meaning: onomatop. expressing pain, suffering (trag.).
Other forms: ὀί acc. to Ar. Pax 933.
Origin: ONOM [onomatopoia, and other elementary formations].
Etymology: Cf. ὀιζύς, οἴμοι.
Middle Liddell
exclamation of pain, grief, pity, astonishment, ah! woe! Lat. heu! vae! sometimes with nom., οἲ 'γώ Soph.; mostly c. dat., v. οἴμοι; c. acc., οἲ ἐμὲ δειλήν Anth.
