Acts 13:41:18Acts.13.41.W18TAB

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

    I-de-te hoi ka-ta-phro-nê-TAI KAI thau-MA-sa-te KAI a-pha-NIS-thê-te HO-ti ER-gon er-GA-zo-mai e-GÔ en TAIS hê-ME-rais hy-MÔN ER-gon ho ou MÊ pi-STEÛ-sê-te e-AN tis ek-di-ê-GÊ-tai hy-MIN

Exegesis

The sequence ou mē pisteusēte {οὐ μὴ πιστεύσητε | ou mē pis-TEU-sē-te} combines two negatives with the aorist subjunctive to express a strong, emphatic future denial, essentially “you will certainly not believe.”

Root and etymology

leitourgosleitourgos

public servant

In contextActs 13:41

Look, you despisers , and be astonished and perish , because I am doing a work in your days, a work which you will by no means believe, even if someone fully tells it to you.

About this coordinate

Acts 13:41:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 13:41, 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 Acts.13.41.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.41.W18.S1) and character.