1 Corinthians 16:7:11 Cor.16.7.W1TAB

οὐ

ou

not

Transliteration
ou
Extended
oo
IPA
//

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ou

  2. sentence

    ou THE-lo gar hy-MAS AR-ti en pa-RO-do i-DEIN el-PI-dzō gar KHRO-non ti-NA e-pi-MEI-nai pros hy-MAS e-AN ho KY-ree-os e-pi-TRE-psēi

Exegesis

The verse begins with ou thelo gar {οὐ θέλω γὰρ | ou thé-lō gár}, where the negative particle and first person verb frame Paul’s unwillingness to make only a brief encounter.

Root and etymology

σάββατ-sigma alpha beta beta alpha tau

Sabbath, week

In context1 Corinthians 16:7

I do not want to see you now only in passing ; rather, I hope to remain with you for some time, if the Lord permits.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 16:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 16:7, 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.16.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.7.W1.S1) and character.