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
| Philippians 1:17 | The former proclaim Christ out of a sense of hostility, not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) sincerely, intending to increase my distress while I am in prison. |
| Philippians 1:22 | If I am to go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me; yet I do not (ou | οὐ | particle) know which I would prefer. |
| Philippians 1:29 | For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not (ou | οὐ | particle) only to believe in him but also to suffer for him, |
| Philippians 2:6 | who, although he was in the form of God, did not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, |
| Philippians 2:16 | holding fast the word of life, so that I may have reason to boast on the day of Christ that I did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) run in vain or labor in vain. |
| Philippians 2:21 | For they all look out for their own interests, not (ou | οὐ | particle) for those of Jesus Christ. |
| Philippians 2:27 | Indeed he was ill; he almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) only on him but on me as well, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow. |
| Philippians 3:1 | Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again to you is no (ouk | οὐκ | particle) trouble for me, and it is a safeguard for you. |
| Philippians 3:3 | For we are the true circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and have no (ouk | οὐκ | particle) confidence in the flesh — |
| Philippians 3:12 | Not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) that I have already obtained all this or have already reached my goal, but I press on in order to make it my own because Christ Jesus has made me his own. |
| Philippians 3:13 | Brothers, I do not (ou | οὐ | particle) consider to have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching out to what lies ahead, |
| Philippians 4:11 | I am not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstance I find myself. |
| Philippians 4:17 | Not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) that I seek the gift; rather, I seek the interest that accrues to your account. |
| Colossians 1:9 | For this reason, we from the day we heard about you, we have not (ou | οὐ | particle) ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will his in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, spiritual |
| Colossians 2:1 | For I want For you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those in Laodicea and for all who have not (ouch | οὐχ | particle) seen me face to face. |
| Colossians 2:8 | See to it that no one takes you captive by means of philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not (ou | οὐ | particle) according to Christ. |
| Colossians 2:19 | That person is not (ou | οὐ | particle) holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its joints and ligaments, nourished and held together grows with a growth that is from God. |
| Colossians 2:23 | Such regulations indeed have the appearance of wisdom with their self-imposed religious piety, false humility, and harsh control over the body, but they actually lead to the gratification of the flesh. |
| Colossians 3:11 | Here there is no (ouk | οὐκ | particle) longer there is Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free, but Christ is all and in all. Christ |
| Colossians 3:23 | Whatever you do, do it heartily, as for the Lord, not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) for men, |
| Colossians 3:25 | But the But one who does wrong will be paid back for his wrong, and there is no (ouk | οὐκ | particle) favoritism. |
| 1 Thessalonians 1:5 | because our gospel did not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) come to you with words only, but also with power — with the Holy Spirit and full conviction — as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sakes. |
| 1 Thessalonians 1:8 | The word of the Lord has echoed forth from you not (ou | οὐ | particle) only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has become known, so we have no need to say anything. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:1 | For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not (ou | οὐ | particle) in vain. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:3 | For our appeal was not (ouk | οὐκ | particle) based on deceit, nor did it rise from impure motives or by way of trickery, |