1 Corinthians 13:5:31 Cor.13.5.W3TAB
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
ouk a-skhê-mo-NEI ou dzê-TEI ta he-au-TÊS ou pa-ro-KSY-ne-tai ou lo-GI-dze-tai to ka-KON
Exegesis
Each finite verb in this verse is preceded by the negative particle ouk or ou {οὐκ/οὐ | ouk/ou}, creating a tight series of four coordinated negated clauses that further define agapē from the previous context.
Root and etymology
physioōphi–upsilon–sigma–iota–omicron–omega
“to inflate, puff up, make proud”
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:5
It does not behave disgracefully , it does not seek its own interests, it is not provoked, it does not reckon the evil done to it.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 13:5, 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.13.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.5.W3.S1) and character.