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
| Acts 25:26 | But I do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) have anything definite about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, when the examination has been conducted, I may have something to write. |
| Acts 26:19 | So then, King Agrippa, I was not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) disobedient to the heavenly vision, |
| Acts 26:25 | But Paul said, “I am not (ou | οὐ | particle) out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but true and rational are the words that I declare. |
| Acts 26:26 | For the king knows about these matters, and to him I am speaking boldly, for I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this was not (ou | οὐ | particle) done in a corner. |
| Acts 26:29 | Paul replied, “I would to God that whether the time be short or long, not (ou | οὐ | particle) only you but also all those who are listening to me today would also become as I am, apart for these chains.” |
| Acts 27:10 | saying, “Gentlemen, I perceive that the voyage that is about to take place will involve injury and much loss, not (ou | οὐ | particle) only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” |
| Acts 27:14 | But soon a violent wind, called the northeaster, rushed down from Crete. |
| Acts 27:20 | When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no (ouk | οὐκ | particle) small storm continued to rage, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. |
| Acts 27:31 | Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “If these men do not remain in the ship, you cannot (ou | οὐ | particle) be saved.” |
| Acts 27:39 | Now when it was day, they did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) recognize the land, but they noticed a bay that had a beach, on which they planned, if possible, to run the ship ashore. |
| Acts 28:2 | The native people showed us no (ou | οὐ | particle) ordinary kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and because of the cold. |
| Acts 28:4 | When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “Certainly this man is a murderer, and though he has escaped from the sea, justice has not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) allowed him to live.” |
| Acts 28:19 | But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, but not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) as though I had some charge to bring against my own people. |
| Acts 28:26 | “‘Go to this people, and say, “You will indeed hear but never (ou | οὐ | particle) understand, and you will indeed see but never (ou | οὐ | particle) perceive”; |
| Romans 1:13 | I want you to know, brethren, that I often intended to come to you (but have been prevented until now) so that I might have some fruit among you, just as among the rest of the Gentiles. |
| Romans 1:16 | For I am not (ou | οὐ | particle) ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. |
| Romans 1:21 | Even though they knew God, they did not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) honor him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their speculations and their foolish hearts were darkened. |
| Romans 1:28 | And as they did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do things that ought not to be done. |
| Romans 1:32 | Though they understand the righteous requirement of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not (ou | οὐ | particle) only continue to do them but also to heartily approve of others who practice them. |
| Romans 2:11 | there is no (ou | οὐ | particle) favoritism with God: |
| Romans 2:13 | for it is not (ou | οὐ | particle) the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be declared righteous. |
| Romans 2:21 | you, then, who teach others, will you not (ou | οὐ | particle) teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? |
| Romans 2:26 | Therefore if the uncircumcised man keeps the righteous requirements of the law, will not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? |
| Romans 2:28 | For that person is not (ou | οὐ | particle) a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. |
| Romans 2:29 | But a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit and not (ou | οὐ | particle) by the written code. That person’s praise comes not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) from man but from God. |
