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οὐ

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Definition

οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Acts 2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244),

[in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ;]

neg. particle,

not, no, used generally with indic, and for a denial of fact (cf . μή);

1. absol. (accented), οὔ, no: Matthew 13:29, John 1:21; 21:5; οὒ οὕ, Matthew 5:37, James 5:12.

2. Most frequently negativing a verb or other word, Matthew 1:25; 10:26, 38, Mark 3:25; 9:37, John 8:29, Acts 7:5, Romans 1:16, Philippians 3:3, al.; in litotes, οὐκ ὀλίγοι (i.e. very many), Acts 17:4, al.; οὐκ ἄσημος, Acts 21:39; πᾶς . . . οὐ, with verb, (like Heb. כֹּל . . . לֹא), no, none, Matthew 24:22, Mark 13:20, Luke 1:37, Ephesians 5:5, al.; in disjunctive statements, οὐκ . . . ἀλλά, Luke 8:52, John 1:33, Romans 8:2o, al.; with 2 of person(s) fut. (like Heb. לֹא, with impf.), as emphatic prohibition, Matthew 4:7, Luke 4:12, Romans 7:7, al.

3. With another negative,

(a) strengthening the negation: Mark 5:37, John 8:15; 12:19, Acts 8:39, al.;

(b) making an affirmative: Acts 4:20, 1 Corinthians 12:15.

4. With other particles: οὐ μή (see: μή); οὐ μηκέτι, Matthew 21:19; with μή interrog., Romans 10:18, 1 Corinthians 9:4, 5; 11:22.

5. Interrogative, expecting an affirmative answer (Lat. nonne): Matthew 6:26, Mark 4:21, Luke 11:40, John 4:35, Romans 9:21, al.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as οὐ:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

1,627 total
  1. Luke 18:13οὐκ
    But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
  2. Luke 18:17οὐ
    Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
  3. Luke 18:34οὐκ
    But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
  4. Luke 19:3οὐκ
    He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
  5. Luke 19:14Οὐ
    But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
  6. Luke 19:21οὐκ; οὐκ
    For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
  7. Luke 19:22οὐκ; οὐκ
    His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
  8. Luke 19:23οὐκ
    Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
  9. Luke 19:44οὐκ; οὐκ
    They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
  10. Luke 19:48οὐχ
    Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
  11. Luke 20:5οὐκ
    They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
  12. Luke 20:21οὐ · You show no partiality
    “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
  13. Luke 20:22οὔ · not
    Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
  14. Luke 20:26οὐκ
    And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
  15. Luke 20:31οὐ · no
    …and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
  16. Luke 20:38οὐκ · not
    He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”
  17. Luke 21:6οὐκ · not one; οὐ
    “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
  18. Luke 21:9οὐκ · [is] not
    When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”
  19. Luke 21:15οὐ · none of
    For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
  20. Luke 21:18οὐ
    Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
  21. Luke 21:32οὐ
    Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
  22. Luke 21:33οὐ
    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  23. Luke 22:16οὐ
    For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
  24. Luke 22:18οὐ
    For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
  25. Luke 22:26οὐχ · [shall] not [be]
    But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
  26. Luke 22:34οὐ · {will} not
    But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”
  27. Luke 22:53οὐκ
    Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
  28. Luke 22:57Οὐκ
    But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.
  29. Luke 22:58οὐκ · not
    A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
  30. Luke 22:60οὐκ
    “Man, I do not know what you are talking about,” Peter replied. And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.
  31. Luke 22:67οὐ
    “If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
  32. Luke 22:68οὐ
    And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.
  33. Luke 23:29οὐκ · never; οὐκ · never
    Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’
  34. Luke 23:34οὐ
    Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
  35. Luke 23:51οὐκ
    …who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.
  36. Luke 23:53οὐκ
    Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
  37. Luke 24:3οὐχ
    …but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
  38. Luke 24:6οὐκ · not
    He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:
  39. Luke 24:18οὐκ · {does} not
    One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”
  40. Luke 24:24οὐκ
    Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
  41. Luke 24:39οὐκ · {does} not
    Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
  42. John 1:5οὐ · {has} not
    The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
  43. John 1:8οὐκ · not
    He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
  44. John 1:10οὐκ · {did} not
    He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
  45. John 1:11οὐ · {did} not
    He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.