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 12:35 | Then Jesus said to them, “The light will be with you for yet a little while. Keep walking while you have the light, so that the darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) know where he is going. |
| John 12:37 | Though he had done such great signs in their presence, they continued in their unbelief (ouk | οὐκ | particle) toward him, |
| John 12:39 | The reason why they could not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) believe was that in another place Isaiah said, |
| John 12:42 | Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they would not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) confess it openly, lest they be expelled from the synagogue. |
| John 12:44 | Then Jesus cried out, saying, “The one who believes in me believes not (ou | οὐ | particle) only in me but in the one who sent me. |
| John 12:47 | If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I am not (ou | οὐ | particle) the one who will judge him; for I did not (ou | οὐ | particle) come to judge the world but to save the world. |
| John 12:49 | For I have not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself commanded me what to say and what to speak. |
| John 13:7 | Jesus answered him, saying, “What I am doing you do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) understand now, but you will come to understand later.” |
| John 13:8 | Peter said to him, “You will never (ou | οὐ | particle) wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “If I do not wash you, you have no (ouk | οὐκ | particle) share with me.” |
| John 13:10 | Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed has no (ouk | οὐκ | particle) need to wash, except for his feet, but is clean all over. And you men are clean, but not all of you.” |
| John 13:16 | I tell you the solemn truth, the servant is not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. |
| John 13:18 | I am not (ou | οὐ | particle) speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture must be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’ |
| John 13:33 | Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and just as I told the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot (ou | οὐ | particle) come,’ so now I say to you also. |
| John 13:36 | Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going you cannot (ou | οὐ | particle) follow me now, but you will follow later.” |
| John 13:37 | Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not (ou | οὐ | particle) follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” |
| John 13:38 | Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for me? I tell you the solemn truth, the rooster will not (ou | οὐ | particle) crow before you deny me three times. |
| John 14:5 | Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” |
| John 14:9 | Jesus said to him, “Have I been so long a time with you, Philip, and you still do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) know me? The one who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? |
| John 14:10 | Do you not (ou | οὐ | particle) believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not (ou | οὐ | particle) speak on my own authority, but the Father residing in me is doing his works. |
| John 14:17 | the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot (ou | οὐ | particle) receive, because it neither (ou | οὐ | particle) sees him nor knows him; but you will know him, for he will dwell with you and will be in you. |
| John 14:18 | I will not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) abandon you as orphans, I will come back to you. |
| John 14:22 | Judas (not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?” |
| John 14:24 | The one who does not love me does not (ou | οὐ | particle) keep my words; and the word you are hearing is not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) mine, but is from the Father’s who sent me. |
| John 14:27 | Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I give to you not (ou | οὐ | particle) as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. |
| John 14:30 | I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, |