οὐou
not, no, used generally with indicative and for a denial of fact (cf.
Greek (New Testament) · G3756
Meanings
μή)
1. absolutely (accented), οὔ, no: Matthew 13:29, John 1:21, John 21:5; οὒ οὔ, Matthew 5:37, James 5:12.
2. Most frequently negativing a verb or other word, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 10:26, Matthew 10:38, Mark 3:25, Mark 9:37, John 8:29, Acts 7:5, Romans 1:16, Philippians 3:3, and elsewhere; in litotes, οὐκ ὀλίγοι (i.e. very many), Acts 17:4, and elsewhere; 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, and elsewhere; in disjunctive statements, οὐκ... ἀλλά, Luke 8:52, John 1:33, John 8:20, and elsewhere; with 2 person future (like Heb. לֹא, with imperfect), as emphatic prohibition, Matthew 4:7, Luke 4:12, Romans 7:7, and elsewhere
3. With another negative
(a) strengthening the negation: Mark 5:37, John 8:15, John 12:19, Acts 8:39, and elsewhere
(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, 1 Corinthians 9:5, 1 Corinthians 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, and elsewhere
Same root
- οὔπωoúpō · G3768not yet
- μήmḗ · G3361(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expects an affirmative one)) whether
- οὐκέτιoukéti · G3765not yet, no longer
- οὐδέoudé · G3761not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
- οὐ μήou mḗ · G3364a double negative strengthening the denial; not at all
- μὴ οὐκmḕ ouk · G3378as interrogative and negative, is it not that?
- οὔτεoúte · G3777not too, i.e. neither or nor; by analogy, not even
- οὐκοῦνoukoûn · G3766is it not therefore that, i.e. (affirmatively) hence or so
Where it appears
Appears 1,663 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 1:25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.
- Matthew 2:18 “A cry was heard in Ramah— weeping and great mourning. Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted, for they are dead.”
- Matthew 3:11 “I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- Matthew 4:4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
- Matthew 4:7 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”
- Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.
See every passage
- Matthew 174 verses
- Mark 110 verses
- Luke 157 verses
- John 260 verses
- Acts 106 verses
- Romans 103 verses
- 1 Corinthians 114 verses
- 2 Corinthians 81 verses
- Galatians 36 verses
- Ephesians 12 verses
- Philippians 12 verses
- Colossians 8 verses
- 1 Thessalonians 18 verses
- 2 Thessalonians 7 verses
- 1 Timothy 9 verses
- 2 Timothy 12 verses
- Titus 1 verses
- Philemon 1 verses
- Hebrews 64 verses
- James 24 verses
- 1 Peter 11 verses
- 2 Peter 11 verses
- 1 John 35 verses
- 2 John 5 verses
- 3 John 4 verses
- Jude 2 verses
- Revelation 56 verses
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.