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 10:16οὐκ · notI have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
- John 10:21οὐκ · notBut others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
- “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.
- John 10:26οὐ · refuse; οὐκ · notBut because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
- John 10:28οὐ; οὐχ · NoI give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
- “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”
- John 10:34Οὐκ · notJesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?
- If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
- If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.
- John 11:4οὐκ · notWhen Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
- Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.
- John 11:10οὐκ · noBut if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”
- John 11:15οὐκ · not…and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
- John 11:21οὐκMartha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
- And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
- John 11:32οὐκ · notWhen Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
- John 11:37Οὐκ · notBut some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
- John 11:40ΟὐκJesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
- John 11:49οὐκBut one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
- John 11:51οὐκCaiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,
- John 11:52οὐχ · not…and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.
- John 11:56οὐ · at allThey kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”
- John 12:5οὐκ · wasn’t“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”
- John 12:6οὐχJudas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
- John 12:8οὐ · {you will} notThe poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”
- John 12:9οὐ · notMeanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
- John 12:16οὐκ · {did} notAt first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
- John 12:19οὐκThen the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
- John 12:30Οὐ · notIn response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.
- John 12:35οὐκ · {does} notThen Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
- John 12:37οὐκAlthough Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
- John 12:39οὐκFor this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
- John 12:42οὐχNevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
- John 12:44οὐ · {does} notThen Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.
- John 12:47οὐ · {do} not; οὐAs for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
- John 12:49οὐκ · {have} notI have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
- John 13:7οὐκ · {do} notJesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
- John 13:8Οὐ · Never; οὐκ · no“Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”
- John 13:10οὐκJesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”
- John 13:16οὐκ · noTruly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
- I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
- Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
- “Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
- “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”
- John 13:38οὐ · [before]“Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.
- John 14:5οὐκ“Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”