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Koine Greek wordlink #2556

SR GNT Mat 5:37 οὒ (ou) ‘yes be yes no be no the and additional than’ Strongs=37560 Lemma=ou
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Sermon_on_the_Mount

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Other uses (3) of identical word form οὒ (N-NNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘οὒ’ (N-NNS) has 2 different glosses: ‘no’, ‘no be’.

Mat 5:37 ‘of you_all yes be yes no be no the and’ SR GNT Mat 5:37 word 9

OET-LV: 37 But let _be the statement of _you _all, yes be yes, no be no, and the additional than these things is from the evil. (MAT_5:37)

OET-RV: 37 Just say ‘yes’ when you commit to doing something, and ‘no’ when you don’t, because going beyond that is actually evil. (MAT 5:37)

2 Cor 1:17 ‘yes and no no’ SR GNT 2 Cor 1:17 word 27

OET-LV: 17 Therefore this wishing, surely _not consequently to_ the _lightness I _resorted? Or what I _am _counselling, according _to flesh I _am _counselling, in _order _that may _be with me the Yes, yes, and which No, no? (CO2_1:17)

OET-RV: 17 Was I just being light-headed when I hoped for that? Or what was I thinking? Was I just thinking in worldly ways where yes, I might, and at the same time, no, I might not? (CO2 1:17)

Yac (Jam) 5:12 ‘and your no be no in_order_that not under’ SR GNT Yac (Jam) 5:12 word 31

OET-LV: 12 Before but, all things, brothers of _me, not be _swearing, neither the by _heaven, nor the earth, nor other any oath, but let _be of _you _all your Yes be, yes, and your No be, no, in _order _that not under judgement you _all _may _fall. (JAM_5:12)

OET-RV: 12 But most importantly, brothers and sisters, don’t swear by heaven or earth or by any other kind of oath but simply be honest so that ‘yes’ means yes and ‘no’ means no, then you won’t end up getting judged. (JAM 5:12)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘ou’ have 12 different glosses: ‘yet not’, ‘No’, ‘by_no_means’, ‘neither’, ‘no’, ‘no be’, ‘not’, ‘not is’, ‘not is_it’, ‘not just’, ‘not one’, ‘not were’.

Greek words (45) other than οὒ (N-NNS) with a gloss related to ‘no’

Have 45 other words with 3 lemmas altogether (mē, ou, ouχi)

YHN 2:25 οὒ (ou) D-··· ‘and that no need he was having that’ SR GNT Yhn 2:25 word 3

OET-LV: 25 And that he _was _having no need that anyone may _testify concerning the mankind, because/for he was _knowing what was in the person. (JHN_2:25)

OET-RV: 25 (He didn’t need anyone to tell him what people are like because he could see what any person was like on the inside.) (JHN 2:25)

YHN 6:22 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘that little_boat other no was there except’ SR GNT Yhn 6:22 word 16

OET-LV: 22 On _the_ of _next _day the crowd which having _stood across of _the sea, saw that no other little _boat was there except not/lest one, and that the Yaʸsous not entered _with with _the apprentices/followers of _him into the boat, but only the apprentices/followers of _him went _away, (JHN_6:22)

OET-RV: 22 The next day, the crowd looked across the lake and saw that only one small boat had crossed, and they knew that only Yeshua’s apprentices had boarded that boat and left, and not Yeshua himself. (JHN 6:22)

YHN 9:9 Οὐχί (Ouⱪi) I-··· Lemma=ouχi ‘he is others were saying no but similar to him’ SR GNT Yhn 9:9 word 10

OET-LV: 9 Others were _saying, that This he _is, others were _saying: No, but he _is similar to _him. That one was _saying, that I am he. (JHN_9:9)

OET-RV: 9 And indeed, some were saying, “Yes, this is him.” But others were saying, “No, but he looks quite similar.”
¶ And the man said, “I am him.” (JHN 9:9)

MARK 4:6 μή (maʸ) D-··· Lemma=mē ‘and because_of the depth no to_be having root it was withered’ SR GNT Mark 4:6 word 14

OET-LV: 6 and when the sun rose, it _was _scorched and because _of the depth to _be _having no root, it _was _withered. (MRK_4:6)

OET-RV: 6 but when the sun came up, it dried out because the roots weren’t deep, and so it just withered up. (MRK 4:6)

MARK 13:20 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘the master the days no would was saved any’ SR GNT Mark 13:20 word 13

OET-LV: 20 And except not/lest the_master shortened the days, no any flesh would was _saved. But because _of the chosen, whom he _chose, he _shortened the days. (MRK_13:20)

OET-RV: 20 And if Yahweh hadn’t shortened that time, no humans would even survive, but he shortened that time so that the chosen ones could be saved. (MRK 13:20)

MAT 6:1 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘not surely reward no you_all are having with the’ SR GNT Mat 6:1 word 22

OET-LV: 6 Be _taking _heed not to _be _practicing the righteousness of _you _all before the people, in _order that to _be _seen by _them, and if not, surely you _all _are _having no reward with the father of _you _all, who is in the heavens. (MAT_6:1)

OET-RV: 6 “You people should take care not to only obey God in front of others so they’ll think well of you, because if you do, you’ll certainly get no reward from your father in the heavens. (MAT 6:1)

MAT 13:21 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘no is having and root’ SR GNT Mat 13:21 word 1

OET-LV: 21 and is _having no root in himself, but is temporary, but tribulation or persecution having _become because _of the message, immediately he _is _being _stumbled. (MAT_13:21)

OET-RV: 21 but doesn’t have any roots of their own so it’s just fleeting—they stumble as soon as there’s any difficulties or persecution because of the message. (MAT 13:21)

MAT 14:16 οὒ (ou) D-··· ‘Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to them no need they are having to go_away’ SR GNT Mat 14:16 word 6

OET-LV: 16 But the Yaʸsous said to _them: They _are _having no need to _go _away. You _all give something to _them to _eat. (MAT_14:16)

OET-RV: 16 “Oh, there’s no need to send them away,” Yeshua answered. “you all give them something to eat.” (MAT 14:16)

LUKE 1:7 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘and no was to them child’ SR GNT Luke 1:7 word 2

OET-LV: 7 And was to _them no child, as _much _as the Elisabet was barren, and both were having _advanced in the days of _them. (LUK_1:7)

OET-RV: 7 Elizabeth had never been able to have a child, so there was just the two of them as they were now getting older. (LUK 1:7)

LUKE 1:60 Οὐχί (Ouⱪi) I-··· Lemma=ouχi ‘mother of him said no but he will_be_being called Yōannaʸs’ SR GNT Luke 1:60 word 7

OET-LV: 60 And having _been _answering the mother of _him said: No, but he _will _be _being _called Yōannaʸs. (LUK_1:60)

OET-RV: 60 but the baby’s mother spoke up and said, “No, he’s going to be named Yohan.” (LUK 1:60)

LUKE 7:42 μή (maʸ) D-··· Lemma=mē ‘no money having and them’ SR GNT Luke 7:42 word 1

OET-LV: 42 And them having no money to _give _back, he _forgave to _both. Therefore which of _them, will _be _loving him more? (LUK_7:42)

OET-RV: 42 But neither of them was able to repay him, so he wrote-off both of their debts. Now after that, which one of them do you think would appreciate him more?” (LUK 7:42)

LUKE 12:51 Οὐχί (Ouⱪi) I-··· Lemma=ouχi ‘on the earth no I am saying to you_all but’ SR GNT Luke 12:51 word 14

OET-LV: 51 You _all _are _supposing that I _arrived to _give peace on the earth? No, I _am _saying to _you _all, but rather division. (LUK_12:51)

OET-RV: 51 You all probably expect that I came to bring peace to the earth. No, I’m telling you, not peace but conflict, (LUK 12:51)

LUKE 13:3 Οὐχί (Ouⱪi) I-··· Lemma=ouχi ‘no I am saying to you_all but’ SR GNT Luke 13:3 word 1

OET-LV: 3 No, I _am _saying to _you _all, but if you _all _may_ not _be _repenting, all will _be _perishing likewise. (LUK_13:3)

OET-RV: 3 No, I’m telling you all, but on the other hand if you don’t turn from your own disobedience and request forgiveness, you all will perish likewise. (LUK 13:3)

LUKE 13:5 Οὐχί (Ouⱪi) I-··· Lemma=ouχi ‘no I am saying to you_all but’ SR GNT Luke 13:5 word 1

OET-LV: 5 No, I _am _saying to _you _all, but if you _all _may_ not _be _repenting, all will _be _perishing likewise. (LUK_13:5)

OET-RV: 5 No, I’m telling you all that if you don’t turn from your own disobedience and request forgiveness, you all will perish likewise.” (LUK 13:5)

LUKE 15:7 οὒ (ou) D-··· ‘nine righteous ones who no need are having of repentance’ SR GNT Luke 15:7 word 22

OET-LV: 7 I _am _saying to _you _all that thus joy in the heaven will _be over one sinner repenting, than over ninety nine righteous ones, who are _having no need of _repentance. (LUK_15:7)

OET-RV: 7 I’m telling you all that there’s similar celebration in heaven when one person turns from their disobedience and obeys God—more than over ninety-nine guiltless people who have no need to change. (LUK 15:7)

LUKE 16:30 Οὐχί (Ouⱪi) I-··· Lemma=ouχi ‘he and said no father Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) but’ SR GNT Luke 16:30 word 4

OET-LV: 30 And he said: No, father Abraʼam, but if someone from the_dead may _be _gone to them, they _will _be _repenting. (LUK_16:30)

OET-RV: 30 But the man insisted, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead went to them, then they’d turn from their sins.’ (LUK 16:30)

ACTs 8:21 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘no there is to you portion’ SR GNT Acts 8:21 word 1

OET-LV: 21 There _is no portion nor allotment to _you in the this matter. For/Because the heart of _you not is right before the god. (ACT_8:21)

OET-RV: 21 There’s no role for you here and no part for you in our work because your heart isn’t right with God. (ACT 8:21)

ACTs 12:18 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘day there was disturbance no little among the’ SR GNT Acts 12:18 word 6

OET-LV: 18 And having _become day, there _was no little disturbance among the soldiers, what consequently became the Petros. (ACT_12:18)

OET-RV: 18 Once daylight came, there was pandemonium among the soldiers in the prison as they tried to figure out what had happened to Peter. (ACT 12:18)

ACTs 14:28 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘they were staying and time no little with the’ SR GNT Acts 14:28 word 5

OET-LV: 28 And they _were _staying no little time with the apprentices/followers. (ACT_14:28)

OET-RV: 28 Then they stayed on with them there for quite a while. (ACT 14:28)

ACTs 15:2 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘dissension and debate no little by Paulos and’ SR GNT Acts 15:2 word 9

OET-LV: 2 And dissension and no little debate having _become the by _Paulos and the Barnabas with them, they _determined Paulos and Barnabas and some others from them to _be _going _up, to the ambassadors and elders in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) about the this question. (ACT_15:2)

OET-RV: 2 This led to no end of argument and debate between them and Paul and Barnabas until it was decided that the two of them and some other believers should go to Yerushalem to ask the missionaries and the elders there about this issue. (ACT 15:2)

ACTs 16:37 οὒ (ou) I-··· ‘secretly us they are throwing_out no for but having come’ SR GNT Acts 16:37 word 25

OET-LV: 37 But the Paulos was _saying to them: Having _beat us with _publicly, uncondemned men being Ɽōmaios, they _throw us into prison and now secretly they _are _throwing_ us _out? For/Because no, but having _come themselves, them _let _lead_ us _out. (ACT_16:37)

OET-RV: 37 But Paul responded, “You mean that after publicly beating us Roman men without a trial, they threw us into prison and now they want to just quietly release us.” (ACT 16:37)

ACTs 19:24 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘was bringing_about to the craftsmen no little business’ SR GNT Acts 19:24 word 19

OET-LV: 24 For/Because a_certain silversmith by_the_name Daʸmaʸtrios, making temples silver of _Artemis, was _bringing _about no little business to _the craftsmen, (ACT_19:24)

OET-RV: 24 A silversmith named Demetrius made little silver shrines of Artemis and this business brought a tidy profit to the local craftsmen. (ACT 19:24)

ACTs 23:8 μή (maʸ) D-··· Lemma=mē ‘indeed for are saying no to_be resurrection neither’ SR GNT Acts 23:8 word 5

OET-LV: 8 For/Because indeed the_Saddoukaios_sect are _saying to _be no resurrection, neither an_messenger, nor a_spirit, But the_Farisaios_party are _confessing which both. (ACT_23:8)

OET-RV: 8 (Sadducees say that the dead don’t come back to life, and there’s no messengers and no spirits, but the Pharisees believe there is.) (ACT 23:8)

ACTs 27:20 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘days storm and no little laying_on us furthermore’ SR GNT Acts 27:20 word 12

OET-LV: 20 And neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and no little storm laying _on us, furthermore all hope, which us to _be _being _saved was _being _taken _away. (ACT_27:20)

OET-RV: 20 We didn’t see either the sun or the stars for several more days—it wasn’t a minor storm by any means—and by then any remaining hope that we had of staying alive disappeared (ACT 27:20)

ROM 3:22 οὒ (ou) D-··· ‘all the ones believing no for there is distinction’ SR GNT Rom 3:22 word 18

OET-LV: 22 and the_righteousness of_god through faith of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah, toward all the ones believing, because/for no there _is distinction. (ROM_3:22)

OET-RV: 22 We can be made right with God through faith in Yeshua Messiah. This is for everyone who believes because there’s no distinction between Jews and others (ROM 3:22)

ROM 3:27 Οὐχί (Ouⱪi) I-··· Lemma=ouχi ‘what law of works no but through a law’ SR GNT Rom 3:27 word 11

OET-LV: 27 Therefore is where the boasting? It _was _excluded. Through what law? Of_ The _works? No, but through a_law of _faith. (ROM_3:27)

OET-RV: 27 So where does that leave boasting? It’s not in the picture. How come? Through obeying the Mosheh’s laws? No, through a law about faith. (ROM 3:27)

ROM 4:15 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘is producing where and no there is law neither is’ SR GNT Rom 4:15 word 9

OET-LV: 15 For/Because the law severe _anger is _producing, where and no there _is law, neither is transgression. (ROM_4:15)

OET-RV: 15 because the law produces severe anger, and where there’s no law, then there’s nothing to break. (ROM 4:15)

ROM 10:12 οὒ (ou) D-··· ‘no for there is distinction’ SR GNT Rom 10:12 word 1

OET-LV: 12 For/Because no there _is distinction between _Youdaios both and Hellaʸn, because/for the same master of _all, being _rich toward all the ones calling him. (ROM_10:12)

OET-RV: 12 There’s no distinction between Jew and non-Jew, because we all have the same master who gives generously to everyone who makes an appeal to him, (ROM 10:12)

1 COR 12:24 οὒ (ou) D-··· ‘and the prominent of us no need is having but’ SR GNT 1 Cor 12:24 word 5

OET-LV: 24 and the the_prominent of _us, no need is _having. But the god united _together the body, to _the members being _deficient, more _abundant having _given honour, (CO1_12:24)

OET-RV: 24 Our presentable parts don’t have any need for that, but rather God has put the body together and he gave greater honour to the lesser parts (CO1 12:24)

2 COR 1:13 οὒ (ou) D-··· ‘no for other things we are writing’ SR GNT 2 Cor 1:13 word 1

OET-LV: 13 For/Because no other things we _are _writing to _you _all, but than what you _all _are _reading or even you _all _are _understanding, and I _am _hoping that to the_end you _all _will _be _understanding, (CO2_1:13)

OET-RV: 13 We’re not writing other ideas to you other than what you’re all reading. You’re also understanding it and I’m hoping that you’ll be able to understand it all the way through to the end (CO2 1:13)

2 COR 1:17 Οὒ (Ou) N-NNS ‘yes yes and no no’ SR GNT 2 Cor 1:17 word 26

OET-RV: 17 Was I just being light-headed when I hoped for that? Or what was I thinking? Was I just thinking in worldly ways where yes, I might, and at the same time, no, I might not? (CO2 1:17)

2 COR 1:18 Οὒ (Ou) N-NNS ‘is yes and no’ SR GNT 2 Cor 1:18 word 17

OET-LV: 18 But faithful the god is, that the message of _us which to you _all, not is Yes and No. (CO2_1:18)

OET-RV: 18 But our message to you all hasn’t been both ‘yes’ and ‘no’, because God is faithful. (CO2 1:18)

2 COR 1:19 Οὒ (Ou) N-NNS ‘became yes and no but yes in’ SR GNT 2 Cor 1:19 word 28

OET-LV: 19 The the For/Because of_god son, Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah, who among you _all by us having _been _proclaimed, by me, and Silouanos, and Timotheos, not became Yes and No, but Yes in him has _become. (CO2_1:19)

OET-RV: 19 His son Yeshua Messiah who I’ve preached about to you all, as well as hearing it from Silas and Timothy, didn’t become ‘yes’ and ‘no’, but in him it’s become ‘yes’. (CO2 1:19)

2 COR 8:15 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘the one with the little no had_less’ SR GNT 2 Cor 8:15 word 12

OET-LV: 15 As it _has _been _written: The one with _the much, not been _plentiful, and the one with _the little, no had _less. (CO2_8:15)

OET-RV: 15 As the scriptures say:
⇔ ‘The person who gathered much didn’t have too much,
⇔ and the person who gathered little didn’t have any lack.’ (CO2 8:15)

2 COR 11:14 οὒ (ou) D-··· ‘and no wonder himself for’ SR GNT 2 Cor 11:14 word 2

OET-LV: 14 And no wonder, because/for himself the Satan/(Sāţān) is _masquerading for an_messenger of _light. (CO2_11:14)

OET-RV: 14 and that’s no surprise because Satan himself masquerades as a messenger of light. (CO2 11:14)

2 COR 11:16 μή (maʸ) D-··· Lemma=mē ‘again I am saying no someone me may suppose’ SR GNT 2 Cor 11:16 word 3

OET-LV: 16 Again I _am _saying, no someone me may _suppose foolish to _be, but if not surely even _if as foolish receive me, in _order _that also _I little some may _boast. (CO2_11:16)

OET-RV: 16 I’ll say it again: no one should suppose that I’m foolish, but if they do, at least accept me as foolish so that I can also boast a little. (CO2 11:16)

GAL 4:30 οὒ (ou) D-··· ‘the son of her no for not will_be inheriting’ SR GNT Gal 4:30 word 14

OET-LV: 30 But what is_ The scripture _saying? Cast _out the servant _girl and the son of _her, because/for the son of _the servant _girl no not will _be _inheriting, with the son of _the free woman. (GAL_4:30)

OET-RV: 30 But what do the scriptures say? ‘Send away the slave girl and her son, because the slave girl’s son won’t be getting the inheritance alongside the free woman’s son.’ (GAL 4:30)

GAL 5:23 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘self-control against such things no there is law’ SR GNT Gal 5:23 word 6

OET-LV: 23 gentleness, self-control, against the such things, there _is no law. (GAL_5:23)

OET-RV: 23 gentleness, and self-control—none of Mosheh’s laws are against any of these! (GAL 5:23)

1 TH 1:8 μή (maʸ) D-··· Lemma=mē ‘god has come_out so_as no need to_be having us’ SR GNT 1 Th 1:8 word 33

OET-LV: 8 From for you _all has _been _sounded _out the message of _the master, not only in the Makedonia and in the Aⱪaia, but in every place the faith of _you _all which toward the god has _come _out, so _as no need to _be _having us to _be _speaking anything. (TH1_1:8)

OET-RV: 8 So now the message of the master has been heard not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place where your faith towards God has been seen—so that now we don’t even need to say anything. (TH1 1:8)

1 TH 4:9 οὒ (ou) D-··· ‘concerning and brotherly_love no need you_all are having for_me to_be writing’ SR GNT 1 Th 4:9 word 5

OET-LV: 9 And concerning the brotherly _love, no need you _all _are _having for _me to _be _writing to _you _all, because/for yourselves you _all god-taught are, in _order that to _be _loving one _another. (TH1_4:9)

OET-RV: 9 Then concerning brotherly love, you don’t need me to write about that because you yourselves have been taught by God to be loving each other (TH1 4:9)

1 TH 5:1 οὒ (ou) D-··· ‘the seasons brothers no need you_all are having to you_all’ SR GNT 1 Th 5:1 word 9

OET-LV: 5 And concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, no need you _all _are _having to _you _all to _be _being _written. (TH1_5:1)

OET-RV: 5 Concerning the times and seasons, brothers and sisters, you don’t need anything to be written (TH1 5:1)

HEB 4:13 οὐκ (ouk) D-··· ‘and no there is creation hidden’ SR GNT Heb 4:13 word 2

OET-LV: 13 And no there _is creation hidden before him, but all things naked and having _been _exposed are to _the eyes of _him, with whom to _us is the account. (HEB_4:13)

OET-RV: 13 There isn’t anything in all of creation that’s hidden from him, but everything is naked and exposed to his sight as he’s the one we have to give an account to. (HEB 4:13)

HEB 10:17 οὒ (ou) D-··· ‘of the lawlessness of them no not I will_be_being reminded anymore’ SR GNT Heb 10:17 word 9

OET-LV: 17 and of _the sins of _them, and of _the lawlessness of _them, no not I _will _be _being _reminded anymore. (HEB_10:17)

OET-RV: 17 And, ‘I won’t remember their disobedience and their lawlessness any more.’ (HEB 10:17)

YAC 5:12 Οὒ (Ou) N-NNS ‘yes and your no be no in_order_that not’ SR GNT Yac 5:12 word 30

REV 11:6 μή (maʸ) D-··· Lemma=mē ‘the sky in_order_that no rain may_be raining in the’ SR GNT Rev 11:6 word 11

OET-LV: 6 These are _having the power to _shut the sky, in _order _that no rain may _be _raining in _the days of _the prophecy of _them, and power they _are _having over the waters, to _be _turning them into blood, and to _strike the earth with every plague, as _often _as if they _may _want. (REV_11:6)

OET-RV: 6 Those witnesses have the power to stop the rain so that it doesn’t rain while they’re speaking out, and they have power to turn rivers and lakes into blood, and to damage the earth with every type of plague just as often as they want. (REV 11:6)

Key: D=adverb I=interjection N=noun NNS=nominative,neuter,singular