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οὖν

ountherefore/thenHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentConjunction503 occurrences23 books493 verses

Definition

οὖν,

particle

expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then: Matthew 3:10, Luke 3:9, John 8:38, Acts 1:21, Romans 5:9, al.; in exhortations, Matthew 3:8, Luke 11:35, Acts 3:19, Romans 6:12, al.; in questions, Matthew 13:28, Mark 15:12, Jhn.8:[5], Romans 6:1, al.; continuing a narrative or resuming it after a digression, Matthew 1:17, Luke 3:18, John 1:22; 2:18 (and very frequently in this Gospel), Acts 26:22, al.; ἄρα οὖν (see: ἄρα); ἐπεὶ οὖν, Hebrews 2:14; οὖν with ptcp. (= ἐπεὶ οὖν), Acts 2:30, Romans 5:1, al.; ἐὰν οὖν (where οὖν rather in sense belongs to the apodosis), Matthew 5:23, Luke 4:7, John 6:62, Romans 2:26, al.; ὡς οὖν, John 4:1, al.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as οὖν:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

503 total
  1. John 7:30οὖν · So
    So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
  2. John 7:33οὖν · So
    So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.
  3. John 7:35οὖν · At this
    At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
  4. John 7:40οὖν
    On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
  5. John 7:43οὖν · So
    So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
  6. John 7:45οὖν · Then
    Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”
  7. John 7:47οὖν
    “Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
  8. John 8:5οὖν · So
    In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”
  9. John 8:12οὖν
    Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  10. John 8:13οὖν · So
    So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
  11. John 8:19οὖν
    “Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
  12. John 8:21οὖν
    Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
  13. John 8:22οὖν · So
    So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
  14. John 8:24οὖν · That is why
    That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
  15. John 8:25οὖν
    “Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
  16. John 8:28οὖν · So
    So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
  17. John 8:31οὖν · So
    So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
  18. John 8:36οὖν · So
    So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
  19. John 8:38οὖν
    I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
  20. John 8:41οὖν
    You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
  21. John 8:52οὖν
    “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  22. John 8:57οὖν · Then
    Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
  23. John 8:59οὖν · At this
    At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
  24. John 9:7οὖν · So
    Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
  25. John 9:8οὖν · At this
    At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
  26. John 9:10οὖν; οὖν · then
    “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
  27. John 9:11οὖν · So
    He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
  28. John 9:15οὖν · So
    So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
  29. John 9:16οὖν · Because of this
    Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
  30. John 9:17οὖν · So
    So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
  31. John 9:18οὖν · still
    The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
  32. John 9:19οὖν · So
    …and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
  33. John 9:20οὖν
    His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
  34. John 9:24οὖν · So
    So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
  35. John 9:25οὖν
    He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
  36. John 9:26οὖν
    “What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
  37. John 10:7οὖν · So
    So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
  38. John 10:24οὖν · So
    So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
  39. John 10:31οὖν · At this
    At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
  40. John 10:39οὖν · At this
    At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
  41. John 11:3οὖν · So
    So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
  42. John 11:6οὖν · So
    So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,
  43. John 11:12οὖν
    His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”
  44. John 11:14οὖν · So
    So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,
  45. John 11:16οὖν · Then
    Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
  46. John 11:17οὖν · [When]
    When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.
  47. John 11:20οὖν · So
    So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home.
  48. John 11:21οὖν
    Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
  49. John 11:31οὖν · [When]
    When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.