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οὐStrong’s G3756

ou

Appears in 1,442 verses of the New Testament

In short

Ou is the Greek word usually translated “not”, “certainly” and “surely”. It appears in 1,442 verses of the New Testament.

“Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?”
2 Thessalonians 2:5 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “not”, “certainly” and “surely”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • not 1382
  • certainly 95
  • surely 70
  • no longer 49
  • no 42
  • nothing 13
  • neither 10
  • none 8

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 260
  • Matthew 175
  • Luke 159
  • Mark 116
  • 1 Corinthians 114
  • Acts 105

27 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
All 1,442 verses, by book
Matthew 175
1:252:183:114:44:75:145:175:185:205:215:265:275:335:365:376:16:56:206:246:266:286:307:37:187:217:227:257:298:88:209:129:139:149:2410:2010:2310:2410:2610:2910:3410:3710:3810:4211:1111:1711:2012:212:312:412:512:712:1912:2012:2412:2512:3112:3212:3912:4313:513:1113:1213:1313:1413:1713:2113:2913:5513:5713:5814:414:1614:1715:215:1115:1315:1715:2015:2315:2415:2615:3216:316:416:716:816:1116:1216:1716:1816:2216:2316:2817:1217:1617:1917:2117:2418:318:1418:2218:3018:3319:419:619:819:1019:1119:1820:1320:1520:2220:2320:2620:2821:2121:2521:2721:2921:3021:3222:322:822:1122:1622:1722:3122:3222:4623:323:423:1323:3023:3723:3924:224:2124:2224:2924:3424:3524:3924:4224:4324:4424:5025:325:925:1225:1325:2425:2625:4225:4325:4425:4526:1126:2426:2926:3526:3926:4026:4226:5326:5526:6026:7026:7226:7427:627:1327:1427:3427:4228:6
John 260
1:51:81:101:111:131:201:211:251:261:271:311:331:472:32:92:122:242:253:33:53:83:103:113:123:173:183:203:273:283:343:364:24:94:144:174:184:224:324:354:384:424:444:485:75:105:135:185:195:235:245:305:315:345:385:405:415:425:435:445:476:76:226:246:266:326:356:366:376:386:426:466:536:586:636:646:666:707:17:77:87:107:127:167:187:197:227:257:287:347:357:367:427:457:528:128:138:148:158:168:218:228:238:278:298:358:378:408:418:438:448:458:468:478:488:498:508:518:528:559:89:129:169:189:219:259:279:299:309:319:329:339:4110:510:610:810:1010:1210:1310:1610:2110:2510:2610:2810:3310:3410:3510:3711:411:911:1011:1511:2111:2611:3211:3711:4011:4911:5111:5211:5411:5612:512:612:812:912:1612:1912:3012:3512:3712:3912:4212:4412:4712:4913:713:813:1013:1613:1813:3313:3613:3713:3814:514:914:1014:1714:1814:1914:2214:2414:2714:3015:415:515:1515:1615:1915:2015:2115:2215:2416:316:416:716:916:1016:1216:1316:1616:1716:1816:1916:2116:2316:2416:2516:2616:3016:3217:917:1117:1417:1517:1617:2017:2518:918:1118:1718:2518:2618:2818:3018:3118:3619:619:919:1019:1119:1219:1519:3319:3620:220:520:720:1320:1420:2420:2520:3021:421:521:621:821:1121:1821:23
2 Thessalonians 7
2:52:103:23:73:93:103:14
Titus 1
3:5
Philemon 1
1:16
Jude 2
1:91:10
Greek dictionary

οὐ ou · no

οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ;] neg. particle, not, no, used generally with indic, and for a denial of fact (cf . μή); 1. absol. (accented), οὔ, no: Mat.13:29 Jhn.1:21 21:5; οὒ οὕ, Mat.5:37 Jas.5:12. …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “no” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

NO, adverb

  1. A word of denial or refusal, expressing a negative, and equivalent to nay and not. Exodus 16:4
  2. After another negative, it repeats the negation with great emphasis.“There is none righteous, no not one. I Corinthians 5” Romans 3:10“To whom we gave place by subjection, no not for an hour” Galatians 2:5
  3. Not in any degree; as no longer; no shorter; no more; no less.
  4. When no is repeated, it expresses negation or refusal with emphasis; as no no
All definitions and other forms of “no”

    NO, adjective

    1. Not any; none.“Let there be no strife between thee and me” Genesis 13:8
    2. Not any; not one.“Thou shalt worship no other God” Exodus 34:14
    3. When it precedes where, as in no where, it may be considered as adverbial, though originally an adjective.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.