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
- Matthew 11:11οὐκ · noTruly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
- Matthew 11:17οὐκ; οὐκ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
- Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
- Matthew 12:2οὐκWhen the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
- Matthew 12:3ΟὐκJesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
- Matthew 12:4οὐκ · notHe entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
- Matthew 12:5οὐκOr haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
- Matthew 12:7οὐ · not; οὐκIf only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
- He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.
- Matthew 12:20οὐ; οὐA bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
- But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
- Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
- Matthew 12:31οὐκ · {will} notTherefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
- Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
- Matthew 12:39οὐ · noneJesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
- When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
- Matthew 13:5οὐκSome fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
- Matthew 13:11οὐ · notHe replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
- Matthew 13:12οὐκ · [does] notWhoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
- Matthew 13:13οὐ; οὐκThis is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
- Matthew 13:14οὐ · never; οὐ · neverIn them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
- Matthew 13:17οὐκ; οὐκFor truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
- Matthew 13:21οὐκ · noBut since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
- Matthew 13:29Οὔ · No‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
- Matthew 13:55οὐχ; οὐχ · Isn’t“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
- And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
- And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
- Matthew 14:4Οὐκ…because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
- Matthew 14:16Οὐ · not“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
- “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
- “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
- …he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
- A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
- But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
- “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
- These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
- But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
- He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
- Matthew 15:26Οὐκ · notBut Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
- Matthew 15:32οὐκ · nothing; οὐThen Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
- Matthew 16:3οὐ · not…and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
- Matthew 16:4οὐ · noneA wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.