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
| Matthew 18:22 | Jesus said to him, “I do not (ou | οὐ | adverb) say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. |
| Matthew 18:30 | But he refused (ouk | οὐκ | adverb). Instead, he went and threw him in prison until he should pay back the debt. |
| Matthew 18:33 | And should not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’ |
| Matthew 19:4 | He answered, saying, “Have you not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) read that he who created them from the beginning ‘made them male and female?’” |
| Matthew 19:8 | Jesus replied “Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts; but it was not (ou | οὐ | adverb) that way from the beginning. |
| Matthew 19:10 | The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not (ou | οὐ | adverb) to marry.” |
| Matthew 19:11 | Jesus replied “Not (ou | οὐ | adverb) everyone can live as you suggest, but only those to whom it is given. |
| Matthew 19:18 | “Which ones?” he inquired. And Jesus said, “‘Do not (ou | οὐ | adverb) murder, Do not (ou | οὐ | adverb) commit adultery, Do not (ou | οὐ | adverb) steal, Do not (ou | οὐ | adverb) give false testimony, |
| Matthew 20:13 | But he answered one of them, saying, ‘Friend, I am not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me to work for a denarius? |
| Matthew 20:15 | Am I not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ |
| Matthew 20:22 | Jesus answered, saying, “You do not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) realize what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” |
| Matthew 20:23 | He said to them, “My cup you will drink, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” |
| Matthew 20:26 | It will not (ouch | οὐχ | adverb) be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, |
| Matthew 20:28 | just as the Son of Man came not (ouk | οὐκ | adverb) to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.” |
| Matthew 21:21 | And Jesus answered them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not (ou | οὐ | particle) only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. |
| Matthew 21:25 | The baptism of John, where did it come from? From heaven or from man?” They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) believe him?’ |
| Matthew 21:27 | So they answered Jesus, saying, “We do not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. |
| Matthew 21:29 | And he answered, saying, ‘I will not,’ (ou | οὐ | particle) but later he changed his mind and went. |
| Matthew 21:30 | Then the man went to the second son and said the same thing. And he answered, saying, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) go. |
| Matthew 21:32 | For John came to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. And even when you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him. |
| Matthew 22:3 | and sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the feast; but they would not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) come. |
| Matthew 22:8 | Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) worthy. |
| Matthew 22:11 | But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) wearing a wedding garment. |
| Matthew 22:16 | And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God in truth, and show deference to no one, for you are not (ou | οὐ | particle) swayed by appearances. |
| Matthew 22:17 | So tell us, what do you think? Is it proper to pay a tax to Caesar or not?” (ou | οὔ | particle) |