Neither
οὔτεStrong’s G3777oute
Appears in 39 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oute is the Greek word usually translated “nor”, “neither” and “nor even”. It appears in 39 verses of the New Testament.
“Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.”
Meaning
Usually translated “nor”, “neither” and “nor even”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- nor 56
- neither 28
- nor even 1
- nothing 1
- never 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 7
- Acts 6
- John 5
- 1 Corinthians 5
- Matthew 3
- Galatians 3
12 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 6:20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
- Matthew 12:32And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
- Matthew 22:30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
- Mark 12:25For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
- Mark 14:68But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
- Luke 14:35It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Greek dictionary
οὔτε oute · neither
οὔτε negative particle, related to μήτε as οὐ to μή, and not, neither, nor: οὐδεὶς . . . οὔτε, Rev.5:4; οὐδὲ . . . οὔτε, Gal.1:12; οὔτε . . . καί, Jhn.4:11; after a question with μή interrog., Jas.3:12; οὔτε . . . οὔτε, neither . . . nor, Mat.6:20, Mrk.12:25, Jhn.4:21, Act.15:10, Rom.8:38-39, Gal.5:6, al (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “neither” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NEITHER, noun
[Compound pronoun, pronominal adjective, or a substitute, and not either, or not other. Not either; not the one nor the other.]
- It refers to individual things or persons; as, which road shall I take? neither take neither road.
- It refers to a sentence; as, ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it. Genesis 3:3“Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king; that is, fight not, either with small or great” 1 Kings 22:31
All definitions and other forms of “neither”
NEITHER conjunction
, in the first part of a negative sentence, is followed by nor, in the subsequent part. It is neither the one nor the other. But or would be most proper, for the negative in neither applies to both parts of the sentence. It is often used in the last member of a negative sentence instead of nor, as in the passage above cited. Ye shall not eat it, neither shall ye touch it. Here neither is improperly used for nor, for not in the first clause refers only to that clause, and the second negative refers only to the second clause. Ye shall not eat it, nor shall ye touch it. In the sentences above, neither is considered to be a conjunction or connecting word, though in fact it is a pronoun or representative of a clause of a sentence.
- neither primarily refers to two; not either of two.
- neither sometimes closes a sentence in a peculiar manner, thus, men come not to the knowledge of ideas thought to be innate, till they come to the use of reason; not then neither That is not either when they come to the use of reason, or before.
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.