οἴ
τὸ δ' ἡδέως ζῆν καὶ ἱλαρῶς οὐκ ἔξωθέν ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ τοὐναντίον ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῖς περὶ αὑτὸν πράγμασιν ἡδονὴν καὶ χάριν ὥσπερ ἐκ πηγῆς τοῦ ἤθους προστίθησιν → but a pleasant and happy life comes not from external things, but, on the contrary, man draws on his own character as a source from which to add the element of pleasure and joy to the things which surround him
English (LSJ)
exclam. of pain, grief, pity, astonishment,
A ah! woe! sts. 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 exclam. 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
exclam. 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.
