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
Usage patterns
Occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 10:21οὐ; οὐYou cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
- 1 Corinthians 10:23οὐ · not; οὐ · not“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.
- 1 Corinthians 11:6οὐ · {does} notIf a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
- 1 Corinthians 11:7οὐκ · notA man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
- For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
- Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
- 1 Corinthians 11:16οὐκ · noIf anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
- 1 Corinthians 11:17οὐκ; οὐκIn the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
- 1 Corinthians 11:20οὐκ · notNow then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
- 1 Corinthians 11:22οὐκ; οὐκ · NoDon’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
- Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
- Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
- For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
- 1 Corinthians 12:15οὐκ · not; οὐκ · not; οὐ · not; οὐκ · [ make it any less ]If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
- 1 Corinthians 12:16οὐκ · not; οὐκ · not; οὐ · not; οὐκ · [ make it any less ]And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
- 1 Corinthians 12:21Οὐ; οὐκ · not; οὐκ · notThe eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
- 1 Corinthians 12:24οὐ · no [such]…whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
- 1 Corinthians 13:4οὐ; οὐ; οὐLove is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
- 1 Corinthians 13:5οὐκ; οὐ; οὐ; οὐIt is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
- Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
- For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.
- Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
- You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.
- 1 Corinthians 14:22οὐ · not; οὐ · notTongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.
- So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
- 1 Corinthians 14:33οὐ · notFor God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.
- Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
- For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10οὐ; οὐκ · notBut by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
- 1 Corinthians 15:12οὐκ · noBut if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
- 1 Corinthians 15:13οὐκ · noIf there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.