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
- Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
- And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
- O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
- For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
- Matthew 24:2Οὐ; οὐ; οὐ“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
- Matthew 24:21οὐ; οὐ · neverFor at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
- If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
- Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
- Matthew 24:34οὐ · {will} notTruly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
- Matthew 24:35οὐ · {will} neverHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
- Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
- Matthew 24:43οὐκ · {would} notBut understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
- For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
- Matthew 24:50οὐ; οὐThe master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
- Matthew 25:3οὐκ · [any extra]The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
- Matthew 25:9οὐ · No‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
- But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’
- Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
- Matthew 25:24οὐκ; οὐFinally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
- Matthew 25:26οὐκ; οὐ‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
- Matthew 25:42οὐκ · nothing; οὐκFor I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,
- Matthew 25:43οὐ; οὐ; οὐκI was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’
- And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
- Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
- Matthew 26:11οὐ · {you will} notThe poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.
- The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
- I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”
- Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.
- Matthew 26:39οὐχ · notGoing a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
- Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
- A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
- Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
- At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
- But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
- But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.”
- And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”
- At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
- Matthew 27:6ΟὐκThe chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
- Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”
- But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.