Gloss
no, not, not at all, in no way, (with {3590}) absolutely not. At the beginning of a Greek question, it anticipates a positive response
Forms of the word
Dictionary
οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ
Greek transliteration
ou
Simplified transliteration
ou
Numbers
Strong's number
3756
GK Number
4024
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
1623
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
adverb
Definition
negative adverb, originally the gen. of ὅς, spelled οὐκ if followed by a word beginning with a vowel and a smooth breathing, οὐχ if followed by a vowel and rough breathing, not, no, Mt. 5:37; 12:43; 23:37; for the peculiarities of its usage (especially as distinct from μή) consult a grammar
Greek-English Concordance for οὐ
| John 8:52 | The Jews therefore said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never (ou | οὐ | particle) taste death.’ |
| John 8:55 | And you have not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) known him, but I know him. If I were to say that I did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) know him, I would be like you, a liar; but I do know him, and I keep his word. |
| John 9:8 | Then the neighbors and those who were used to seeing him as a beggar said, “Is not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) this the man who used to sit and beg?” |
| John 9:12 | They said to him, “Where is that man?” He replied, “I do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) know.” |
| John 9:16 | Then some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) from God because he does not (ou | οὐ | particle) keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform miraculous signs like this?” And there was a division among them. |
| John 9:18 | The Jews did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) believe the report about him, that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight |
| John 9:21 | but how it is that he now sees we do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him, he is an adult. He will speak for himself.” |
| John 9:25 | He replied, “Whether or not he is a sinner, I do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) know. One thing I do know: whereas I used to be blind, I now see.” |
| John 9:27 | He answered them, “I told you already and you did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become his disciples too, do you?” |
| John 9:29 | We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this fellow, we do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) even know where he comes from.” |
| John 9:30 | The man responded to them, saying, “This is an amazing thing, that you do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes! |
| John 9:31 | We know that God does not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him. |
| John 9:32 | Not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) since time began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. |
| John 9:33 | If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” |
| John 9:41 | Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) be guilty of sin; but now you are saying, ‘We can see,’ so your guilt remains. |
| John 10:5 | They will never (ou | οὐ | particle) follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) know the voice of strangers.” |
| John 10:6 | Jesus told them this figurative story, but they did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) understand what he was saying to them. |
| John 10:8 | All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) listen to them. |
| John 10:10 | The thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly. |
| John 10:12 | The hired hand, since he is not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) a shepherd and the sheep do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) belong to him, sees a wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away — and the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them. |
| John 10:13 | He does this because he is simply a hired hand and has no (ou | οὐ | particle) real concern for the sheep. |
| John 10:16 | I have other sheep which are not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) of this fold. These too I must bring. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock, with one shepherd. |
| John 10:21 | Others were saying, “These are not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” |
| John 10:25 | Jesus answered them, “I did tell you, yet you do not (ou | οὐ | particle) believe. The works that I am doing in my Father’s name speak on my behalf. |
| John 10:26 | But you do not (ou | οὐ | particle) believe because you are not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) part of my flock. |
