οὐ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 οὐ

   ou

   not
2. sentence🔊 ὃ καὶ ὑμᾶς ἀντίτυπον νῦν σῴζει βάπτισμα οὐ σαρκὸς ἀπόθεσις ῥύπου ἀλλὰ συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς ἐπερώτημα εἰς θεόν διʼ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

   ho KAI hy-MAS an-TI-ty-pon NYN SÔI-dzei BAP-tis-ma ou sar-KOS a-PO-the-sis RHY-pou al-LA sy-nei-DÊ-se-ôs a-ga-THÊS e-pe-RÔ-tê-ma eis the-ON di a-na-STÁ-se-ôs ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO

   which also you as a corresponding figure now saves baptism not of flesh removal of filth but of conscience good appeal to God through resurrection Jesus Christ

Exegesis

The contrast introduced by ou…alla distinguishes external cleansing—sarkos apothesis rhypou {σαρκὸς ἀπόθεσις ῥύπου | sarkós apó-the-sis rhý-pou} ‘a removal of filth from the flesh’—from the inward syneidēseōs agathēs eperōtēma {συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς ἐπερώτημα | sy-nei-dḗ-se-ōs aga-thḗs e-pe-rṓ-tē-ma} ‘appeal of a good conscience’.

The directional eis theon {εἰς θεόν | eis the-ón} ‘toward God’ marks the response’s focus, while di’ anastaseōs Iēsou Christou {διʼ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ | di a-na-stá-se-ōs Iē-soû Khri-stoû} ‘through the resurrection of Jesus Christ’ specifies the means by which baptism saves. In English, the clause is restructured so that “Baptism” is the clear subject, and the not–but contrast highlights the inward, God-oriented element grounded in Christ’s rising.

Root and etymology

hypakouō🔊 ὑπακούωupsilon–pi–alpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon–omega

“to listen under, obey”

• 🔊 ὑπακοήhypakoēobedienceRomans 1:5
• 🔊 ὑπακούωhypakouōto obeyHebrews 5:9