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
| Acts 12:22 | But the crowd began to shout, “It is the voice of a god, and not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) of a man!” |
| Acts 12:23 | And immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died. |
| Acts 13:10 | and said, “O man full of deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not (ou | οὐ | particle) stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? |
| Acts 13:25 | And as John was completing his ministry, he said repeatedly, ‘What do you suppose me to be? I am not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) he. But behold, one is coming after me of whom I am not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) worthy to untie the sandals for his feet.’ |
| Acts 13:35 | So also in another psalm he says, ‘You will not (ou | οὐ | particle) let your Holy One see corruption.’ |
| Acts 13:37 | but he whom God raised up did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) see corruption. |
| Acts 13:38 | Therefore let it be known to you, my brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you; and from all from which you could not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) be set free by the law of Moses, |
| Acts 13:41 | ‘Look, you scoffers; be amazed and perish! For I am doing a work in your days, a work you will not (ou | οὐ | particle) believe, even though someone should tell you in detail.’” |
| Acts 13:46 | Both Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles. |
| Acts 14:17 | yet he did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) leave himself without witness, for he did good, giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.” |
| Acts 14:28 | And they spent no (ouk | οὐκ | particle) little time there with the disciples. |
| Acts 15:1 | Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot (ou | οὐ | particle) be saved.” |
| Acts 15:2 | And when Paul and Barnabas had no (ouk | οὐκ | particle) small argument and debate with them, the brethren appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others among them to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders regarding this issue. |
| Acts 15:24 | Since we have heard that some from among us have gone out and troubled you with their words, unsettling your minds — we had given them no (ou | οὐ | particle) such instructions — |
| Acts 16:7 | And when they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) allow them, |
| Acts 16:21 | by advocating customs that are not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) lawful for us to accept or practice, since we are Romans. |
| Acts 16:37 | But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and now would they send us away in secret? No (ou | οὐ | particle) indeed! They themselves must come and escort us out.” |
| Acts 17:4 | And some of them were persuaded and cast their lot with Paul and Silas, both a great number of devout Greeks and not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) a few of the leading women. |
| Acts 17:12 | So many of them believed, with not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) a few prominent Greek women and men. |
| Acts 17:24 | The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) live in shrines made by human hands, |
| Acts 17:27 | that they should seek God, if perhaps that they might grope for him and find him, though indeed he is not (ou | οὐ | particle) far from each one of us. |
| Acts 17:29 | So since we are the offspring of God, we ought not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) to think that the divine being is like an image carved in gold or silver or stone by human skill and imagination. |
| Acts 18:15 | But if the questions are about a word and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not (ou | οὐ | particle) wish to be a judge of these matters.” |
| Acts 18:20 | When they asked him to stay a longer time, he would not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) consent |
| Acts 19:11 | They were no (ou | οὐ | particle) ordinary miracles that God was doing by the hands of Paul, |