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 18:31οὐκ“You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied.
- John 18:36οὐκ · not; οὐκ · notJesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
- John 19:6οὐχ · noAs soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
- John 19:9οὐκ…and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
- John 19:10οὐ; οὐκSo Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”
- John 19:11Οὐκ · noJesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
- John 19:12οὐκ · noFrom then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
- John 19:15Οὐκ · noAt this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
- But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
- John 19:36οὐ · Not oneNow these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
- John 20:2οὐκSo she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
- He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
- The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
- John 20:13οὐκ“Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
- John 20:14οὐκWhen she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
- John 20:24οὐκ · notNow Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
- So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
- John 20:30οὐκ · notJesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book.
- John 21:4οὐ · {did} notEarly in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.
- John 21:5Οὔ · NoSo He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.
- John 21:8οὐ · notThe other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
- John 21:11οὐκSo Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
- Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
- John 21:23οὐκ · {would} not; οὐκ; οὐκBecause of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”
- Acts 1:5οὐFor John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
- Acts 1:7Οὐχ · notJesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
- Acts 2:7Οὐχ · notAstounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
- These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!
- Acts 2:24οὐκBut God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.
- Acts 2:27οὐκ…because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
- Acts 2:34Οὐ · {did} notFor David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
- Acts 3:6οὐχBut Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
- Acts 4:12οὐκSalvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
- “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
- For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
- Acts 5:4οὐκDid it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
- Acts 5:22οὐχBut on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:
- Acts 5:26οὐ · [but] notAt that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
- “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
- But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
- Acts 5:42οὐκEvery day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 6:2ΟὐκSo the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
- Acts 6:10οὐκ…but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
- …where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
- Acts 7:5οὐκ · no; οὐκHe gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.