Vocabulary Form
οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ
Definition

not

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

Matthew 15:11 It is not (ou | οὐ | adverb) what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
Matthew 15:13 And he answered, saying, “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) plant will be rooted up.
Matthew 15:17 Do you not (ou | οὐ | particle) understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes through the stomach and is expelled into the latrine?
Matthew 15:20 These are the things that defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not (ou | οὐ | adverb) defile a person.”
Matthew 15:23 But he answered her not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) a word. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting after us.”
Matthew 15:24 But he answered, saying, “I was not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Matthew 15:26 And he answered, “It is not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) right to take bread from the children and toss it to the dogs.”
Matthew 15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have already been with me three days and have nothing (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) to eat; and I do not (ou | οὐ | adverb) want to send them away hungry, lest they faint from exhaustion on the way.”
Matthew 16:3 and in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot (ou | οὐ | adverb) evaluate the signs of the times?
Matthew 16:4 An evil and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but no (ou | οὐ | adverb) sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.
Matthew 16:7 And they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “It is because we brought no (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) bread.”
Matthew 16:8 But when Jesus became aware of this, he said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) bread?
Matthew 16:11 How is it that you do not (ou | οὐ | adverb) understand that I was not (ou | οὐ | adverb) speaking about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Matthew 16:12 Then they understood that he had not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) told them to beware of the leaven of bread but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Matthew 16:17 And Jesus responded, saying to him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven.
Matthew 16:18 And I say to you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not (ou | οὐ | adverb) overpower it.
Matthew 16:22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This must never (ou | οὐ | adverb) happen to you.”
Matthew 16:23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my way, because you are not (ou | οὐ | adverb) thinking the thoughts of God but those of men.”
Matthew 16:28 I tell you the truth, there are some of those standing here who will not (ou | οὐ | adverb) taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.
Matthew 17:12 And I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
Matthew 17:16 And I brought him to your disciples but they could not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) heal him.”
Matthew 17:19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) cast it out?”
Matthew 17:24 And when they arrived at Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not (ou | οὐ | particle) pay the two-drachma tax?”
Matthew 18:3 said, “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like children, you will never (ou | οὐ | adverb) enter the kingdom of heaven!
Matthew 18:14 In the same way, it is not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) the will of your Father in heaven that even one of these little ones should perish.