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
Occurrences
1,627 total
- John 1:13οὐκ · not…children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
- John 1:20οὐκ; οὐκ · notHe did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
- John 1:21Οὐκ · not; Οὔ · No“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
- John 1:25οὐκ · not…asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
- John 1:26οὐκ · {do} not“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
- John 1:27οὐκ · notHe is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
- John 1:31οὐκ · {did} notI myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
- John 1:33οὐκ · {did} notI myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
- John 1:47οὐκ · noWhen Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
- John 2:3οὐκ · no moreWhen the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”
- John 2:9οὐκ…and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
- After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
- John 2:24οὐκ · {did} notBut Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.
- John 2:25οὐ · notHe did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
- John 3:3οὐ · noJesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
- John 3:5οὐ · noJesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
- John 3:8οὐκThe wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
- “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
- Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.
- If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
- John 3:17οὐ · {did} notFor God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
- Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
- John 3:20οὐκ · {does} notEveryone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
- John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
- John 3:28Οὐκ · notYou yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
- John 3:34οὐ · withoutFor the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
- John 3:36οὐκWhoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
- John 4:2οὐκ · not…(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),
- John 4:9οὐ“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
- But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
- John 4:17Οὐκ · no; οὐκ · no“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
- John 4:18οὐκ · notIn fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”
- John 4:22οὐκYou worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
- John 4:32οὐκ · nothing [about]But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
- John 4:35οὐχ · notDo you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
- John 4:38οὐχI sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”
- John 4:44οὐκ · noNow He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
- Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
- John 5:7οὐκ · no“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
- John 5:10οὐκ…so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”
- John 5:13οὐκ · {did} notBut the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.
- John 5:18οὐ · NotBecause of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
- So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
- …so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
- John 5:24οὐκ · {will} notTruly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
- John 5:30Οὐ; οὐI can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.