1 Corinthians 13:4:111 Cor.13.4.W11TAB
οὐ
ou
“not”
- Transliteration
- ou
- Extended
- oo
- IPA
- /uː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ou
- sentence
HÊ a-GA-pê ma-kro-thy-MEI khrê-steu-E-tai hê a-GA-pê ou dzê-LOI hê a-GA-pê ou per-pe-REU-e-tai ou phy-si-OU-tai
Exegesis
These are followed by a sequence of negated predicates introduced by ou {οὐ | ou} ‘not’, which define love by excluding certain attitudes and behaviors.
Root and etymology
physioōphi–upsilon–sigma–iota–omicron–omega
“to inflate, puff up, make proud”
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy, love does not boast , is not puffed up.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Corinthians 13:4, so the Greek word οὐ (ou) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.13.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.4.W11.S1) and character.