οίμοι
Lemma: οἴμοι
interjection
interjection
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Added Apr 10, 2026
Definition
An exclamation of lament or distress: “alas!” “woe is me!” often used to express grief, shock, or pain.
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"οίμοι"
Form: οίμοι
Function: exclamatory interjection expressing lament/grief (≈ ‘alas!’ / ‘woe is me!’)
Notes: Not a verb form and not inflected for case/number/gender in this usage; historically related to an exclamatory dative-like form (‘to me’), but synchronically treated as an interjection.
Related Forms of οἴμοι
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