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 16:7οὐκThey discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”
- Matthew 16:8οὐκ · noAware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
- Matthew 16:11οὐ; οὐHow do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
- And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- Matthew 16:22οὐ · {shall} neverPeter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
- But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
- Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
- But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
- Matthew 17:16οὐκ · notI brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
- Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
- After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
- “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 18:14οὐκ · notIn the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
- Matthew 18:22Οὐ · notJesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
- But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
- Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
- Matthew 19:4ΟὐκJesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
- Matthew 19:8οὐ · notJesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.
- Matthew 19:10οὐ · notHis disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
- Matthew 19:11Οὐ · Not“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
- Matthew 19:18Οὐ; Οὐ; Οὐ; Οὐ“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
- But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
- Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
- “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
- Matthew 20:23οὐκ · not“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
- It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
- …just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
- Matthew 21:21οὐ · not“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
- What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
- So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
- ‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.
- Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.
- For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
- Matthew 22:3οὐκHe sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
- Matthew 22:8οὐκ · notThen he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
- Matthew 22:11οὐκ · [who was] notBut when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
- Matthew 22:16οὐ; οὐThey sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
- Matthew 22:17οὔ · notSo tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
- But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
- Matthew 22:32οὐκ · not‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
- So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
- They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.