1 Corinthians 15:36:51 Cor.15.36.W5TAB
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
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ou
- sentence
A-phrōn SY HO SPEI-reis ou dzō-o-poi-EI-tai e-AN MÊ a-po-THA-nêi
Exegesis
The relative pronoun ho {ὃ | hó} introduces “what you sow,” with speireis {σπείρεις | speí-reis} as its verb and ou {οὐ | ou} negating zoopoieitai {ζῳοποιεῖται | zō-ō-poi-eî-tai}, “is made alive,” to assert the lack of life in the seed as it stands.
Root and etymology
houtosomicron–upsilon–tau–omicron–sigma
“this, this one”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:36
O senseless one , what you sow does not receive life unless it dies.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:36:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 15:36, 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.15.36.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.36.W5.S1) and character.