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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. John 8:14οὐκ · {do} not
    Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
  2. John 8:15οὐ
    You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
  3. John 8:16οὐκ · not
    But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.
  4. John 8:21οὐ
    Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
  5. John 8:22οὐ
    So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
  6. John 8:23οὐκ · not
    Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
  7. John 8:27Οὐκ
    They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.
  8. John 8:29οὐκ
    He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
  9. John 8:35οὐ · {does} not
    A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever.
  10. John 8:37οὐ
    I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
  11. John 8:40οὐκ · never
    But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
  12. John 8:41οὐ
    You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
  13. John 8:43οὐ; οὐ
    Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
  14. John 8:44οὐκ · refusing; οὐκ · no
    You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
  15. John 8:45οὐ
    But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!
  16. John 8:46οὐ · not
    Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?
  17. John 8:47οὐκ · {do} not; οὐκ · not
    Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
  18. John 8:48Οὐ · Are we not
    The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
  19. John 8:49οὐκ · {do} not
    “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
  20. John 8:50οὐ · {do} not
    I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.
  21. John 8:51οὐ
    Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
  22. John 8:52οὐ
    “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  23. John 8:55οὐκ; οὐκ
    You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
  24. John 9:8Οὐχ
    At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
  25. John 9:12Οὐκ
    “Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
  26. John 9:16Οὐκ · not; οὐ
    Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
  27. John 9:18Οὐκ · {did} not
    The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
  28. John 9:21οὐκ; οὐκ · {do} not
    But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
  29. John 9:25οὐκ
    He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
  30. John 9:27οὐκ
    He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
  31. John 9:29οὐκ
    We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
  32. John 9:30οὐκ · {do} not
    “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
  33. John 9:31οὐκ
    We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
  34. John 9:32οὐκ · Never
    Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
  35. John 9:33οὐκ
    If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
  36. John 9:41οὐκ
    “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
  37. John 10:5οὐ; οὐκ
    But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
  38. John 10:6οὐκ · {did} not
    Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
  39. John 10:8οὐκ
    All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
  40. John 10:10οὐκ
    The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
  41. John 10:12οὐκ · not; οὐκ · not
    The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
  42. John 10:13οὐ
    The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.