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
| James 4:14 | You have no (ouk | οὐκ | particle) idea what your life will be like tomorrow. For you are but a mist that appears for a brief moment and then disappears. |
| James 5:6 | You condemn the innocent and put him to death; he does not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) resist you. |
| James 5:12 | Above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. Rather let your “Yes” be yes and your “No,” (ou | οὔ | particle) no (ou | οὔ | particle), so that you may not fall under judgment. |
| James 5:17 | Elijah was a man exactly like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months no (ouk | οὐκ | particle) rain fell on the earth. |
| 1 Peter 1:8 | Though you have not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) seen him, you love him. Though not seeing him now, yet believing in him, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and filled with glory, |
| 1 Peter 1:12 | To them it was revealed that not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) to themselves, but to you, they were ministering these things that now have been announced to you through those who preached to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven — things into which angels long to look. |
| 1 Peter 1:18 | since you know that you were ransomed from the empty way of life handed down from your ancestors, not (ou | οὐ | particle) by perishable things such as silver or gold, |
| 1 Peter 1:23 | for you have been born again not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) of perishable seed but of imperishable, by means of the living and enduring word of God. |
| 1 Peter 2:6 | For it says in scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and the one who believes in him will never (ou | οὐ | particle) be put to shame.” |
| 1 Peter 2:10 | At one time you were not (ou | οὐ | particle) a people, but now you are the people of God. You were shown no (ouk | οὐκ | particle) mercy, but now have received mercy. |
| 1 Peter 2:18 | Household servants should be subject to their masters with all respect, not (ou | οὐ | particle) only to the good and kind but also to the unjust. |
| 1 Peter 2:22 | He did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) commit sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth. |
| 1 Peter 2:23 | When he was insulted, he did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) respond with an insult; when he suffered, he did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) threaten, but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly. |
| 1 Peter 3:3 | Do not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) let your beauty be external — such as braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or dressing up in fine clothes — |
| 1 Peter 3:21 | This water prefigures baptism, which now saves you — not (ou | οὐ | particle) the removal of dirt from the body but the answer of a good conscience to God — by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, |
| 2 Peter 1:8 | For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will make you effective (ouk | οὐκ | particle) and productive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 2 Peter 1:10 | Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election. For by doing these things you will never (ou | οὐ | particle) come to ruin. |
| 2 Peter 1:16 | For we did not (ou | οὐ | particle) follow cunningly crafted stories when we made known to you the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. |
| 2 Peter 1:20 | Above all, you must understand that no (ou | οὐ | particle) prophecy of scripture arises from the prophet’s own interpretation, |
| 2 Peter 1:21 | for prophecy never (ou | οὐ | particle) had its origin in the will of man, but men borne along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. |
| 2 Peter 2:3 | And in their greed they will exploit you with their fabricated stories. Their condemnation has not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) from ancient times been idle, nor (ou | οὐ | particle) has their destruction been sleeping. |
| 2 Peter 2:4 | For if God did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) spare the angels when they sinned but cast them into hell, committing them to chains of utter darkness, there to be kept until the judgment; |
| 2 Peter 2:5 | and if he did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) spare the ancient world (but preserved Noah, the eighth, a herald of righteousness) when he brought the deluge on an ungodly world; |
| 2 Peter 2:10 | especially those who in polluting lust indulge the flesh and despise authority. These bold and insolent people are not (ou | οὐ | particle) afraid to slander the glorious ones, |
| 2 Peter 2:11 | whereas angels, although greater in strength and power, do not (ou | οὐ | particle) bring a slanderous judgment against them before the Lord. |
