Definition
not
Vocabulary Form
οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ
Erasmian
Modern
Frequency
1623
GK
4024
Mnemonics
Oooo! That's not good!
Mnemonic Singing
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed.
Song
Verse
“Unless your righteousness exceeds beyond that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will οὐ enter the kingdom of heaven.”(Matt 5:20)
Notes
οὐκ and οὐχ are different forms of οὐ. οὐ is used when the following word begins with a consonant. οὐκ is used when the next word begins with a vowel and smooth breathing, while οὐχ is used when the next word begins with a vowel and rough breathing. All forms mean “not.”
Biblical Concordance
| John 2:12 | After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, but they stayed there only a few (ou | οὐ | particle) days. |
| John 2:24 | But as for Jesus, he did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) entrust himself to them, because he knew all men, |
| John 2:25 | and because he had no (ou | οὐ | particle) need that anyone should give evidence concerning man, for he himself knew what was in man. |
| John 3:3 | Jesus answered him, saying, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born again he cannot (ou | οὐ | particle) see the kingdom of God.” |
| John 3:5 | Jesus answered, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he cannot (ou | οὐ | particle) enter the kingdom of God. |
| John 3:8 | The wind blows wherever it chooses, and you hear its sound, but do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) know where it is coming from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” |
| John 3:10 | Jesus answered, saying to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and you do not (ou | οὐ | particle) understand these things?” |
| John 3:11 | “I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not (ou | οὐ | particle) accept our testimony. |
| John 3:12 | If I have told you about earthly things and you do not (ou | οὐ | particle) believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? |
| John 3:17 | For God did not (ou | οὐ | particle) send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through him. |
| John 3:18 | The one who believes in him is not (ou | οὐ | particle) condemned, but the one who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. |
| John 3:20 | For everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) come to the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. |
| John 3:27 | John responded, saying, “A man cannot (ou | οὐ | particle) receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven. |
| John 3:28 | You yourselves bear me witness that I said, ‘I am not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) the Christ,’ but rather, ‘I am the one sent ahead of him.’ |
| John 3:34 | For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not (ou | οὐ | particle) give the Spirit in a limited measure. |
| John 3:36 | The one who believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who disobeys the Son will not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. |
| John 4:2 | — although Jesus himself was not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) baptizing, but his disciples were — |
| John 4:9 | The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, are asking for a drink from me, a woman from Samaria?” (For Jews use nothing (ou | οὐ | particle) in common with Samaritans.) |
| John 4:14 | but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never (ou | οὐ | particle) be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water gushing up to eternal life.” |
| John 4:17 | The woman replied “I do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) have a husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) have a husband,’ |
| John 4:18 | for you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) your husband. You have spoken the truth.” |
| John 4:22 | You Samaritans worship what you do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) know; we worship what we know, because salvation is from the Jews. |
| John 4:32 | But he said to them, “I have food to eat of which you know nothing.” (ouk | οὐκ | particle) |
| John 4:35 | Do you not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? But I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields; they are white, ready for harvest. |
| John 4:38 | I sent you to reap a crop for which you did not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) labor. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.” |