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οὐ

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greekNew TestamentParticle1,627 occurrences26 books1,403 verses

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. Romans 8:18οὐκ · [are] not
    I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
  2. Romans 8:20οὐχ · not
    For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope
  3. Romans 8:23οὐ · Not
    Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
  4. Romans 8:24οὐκ · no
    For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
  5. Romans 8:25οὐ
    But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
  6. Romans 8:26οὐκ
    In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
  7. Romans 8:32οὐκ
    He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
  8. Romans 9:1οὐ
    I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
  9. Romans 9:6Οὐχ · [It is] not; οὐ · not
    It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
  10. Romans 9:8οὐ · not
    So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
  11. Romans 9:10Οὐ · Not
    Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
  12. Romans 9:12οὐκ · not
    …not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
  13. Romans 9:16οὐ · [it does] not [depend]
    So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
  14. Romans 9:21οὐκ · {Does} not
    Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?
  15. Romans 9:24οὐ · not
    …including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?
  16. Romans 9:25οὐ · not; οὐκ · not
    As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”
  17. Romans 9:26Οὐ · [are] not
    …and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
  18. Romans 9:31οὐκ
    …but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
  19. Romans 9:32οὐκ · not
    Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
  20. Romans 9:33οὐ
    …as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
  21. Romans 10:2οὐ · not
    For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
  22. Romans 10:3οὐχ
    Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
  23. Romans 10:11οὐ · will never
    It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
  24. Romans 10:12οὐ · no
    For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
  25. Romans 10:14οὐκ; οὐκ
    How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?
  26. Romans 10:16οὐ · not
    But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
  27. Romans 10:18οὐκ
    But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
  28. Romans 10:19οὐκ · not; οὐκ · not
    I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”
  29. Romans 11:2οὐκ; οὐκ
    God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
  30. Romans 11:4οὐκ · {have} not
    And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
  31. Romans 11:7οὐκ
    What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
  32. Romans 11:18οὐ · {do} not
    …do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
  33. Romans 11:21οὐκ · {did} not
    For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.
  34. Romans 11:25Οὐ
    I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
  35. Romans 12:4οὐ · not
    Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,
  36. Romans 13:1οὐ · no
    Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
  37. Romans 13:3οὐκ · not
    For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
  38. Romans 13:4οὐ
    For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
  39. Romans 13:5οὐ · not
    Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
  40. Romans 13:9Οὐ; Οὐ; Οὐ; Οὐκ
    The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  41. Romans 13:10οὐκ
    Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
  42. Romans 14:6οὐκ
    He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.