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εὐκαταφρόνητός ἐστι σιγηρὸς τρόπος → a way of life disposed to silence is contemptible (Menander)

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Full diacritics: οἴ Medium diacritics: οἴ Low diacritics: οι Capitals: ΟΙ
Transliteration A: Transliteration B: oi Transliteration C: oi Beta Code: oi)/

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 !.