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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. Romans 14:17οὐ · not [a matter of]
    For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  2. Romans 14:23οὐκ · not; οὐκ · not
    But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
  3. Romans 15:3οὐχ · {did} not
    For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
  4. Romans 15:18οὐ; οὐ · except
    I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
  5. Romans 15:20οὐχ
    In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
  6. Romans 15:21οὐκ; οὐκ
    Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
  7. Romans 16:4οὐκ · Not
    …who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
  8. Romans 16:18οὐ · {are} not
    For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
  9. 1 Corinthians 1:16οὐκ
    Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.
  10. 1 Corinthians 1:17οὐ · {did} not; οὐκ · not
    For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
  11. 1 Corinthians 1:21οὐκ · {did} not
    For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
  12. 1 Corinthians 1:26οὐ · Not; οὐ · not; οὐ · not
    Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
  13. 1 Corinthians 2:1οὐ
    When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
  14. 1 Corinthians 2:2οὐ · nothing
    For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
  15. 1 Corinthians 2:4οὐκ · [were] not
    My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
  16. 1 Corinthians 2:6οὐ · not
    Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
  17. 1 Corinthians 2:8οὐκ
    None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
  18. 1 Corinthians 2:9οὐκ · No; οὐκ · no; οὐκ · no
    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
  19. 1 Corinthians 2:12οὐ
    We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
  20. 1 Corinthians 2:13οὐκ · not
    And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
  21. 1 Corinthians 2:14οὐ · {does} not; οὐ
    The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  22. 1 Corinthians 3:1οὐκ
    Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
  23. 1 Corinthians 3:2οὐ · not
    I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
  24. 1 Corinthians 3:4οὐκ · not
    For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
  25. 1 Corinthians 3:16Οὐκ
    Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
  26. 1 Corinthians 4:4οὐκ
    My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
  27. 1 Corinthians 4:7οὐκ
    For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
  28. 1 Corinthians 4:14Οὐκ
    I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
  29. 1 Corinthians 4:15οὐ · [you do] not
    Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
  30. 1 Corinthians 4:19οὐ · not [only]
    But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
  31. 1 Corinthians 4:20οὐ · not
    For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
  32. 1 Corinthians 5:6Οὐ · [is] not; οὐκ
    Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
  33. 1 Corinthians 5:10οὐ · I was not
    I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.
  34. 1 Corinthians 6:2οὐκ
    Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
  35. 1 Corinthians 6:3οὐκ
    Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
  36. 1 Corinthians 6:5οὐκ · no
    I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
  37. 1 Corinthians 6:9οὐκ; οὐ
    Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
  38. 1 Corinthians 6:10οὐ · nor; οὐ · nor
    …nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.