Acts 19:27:1Acts.19.27.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 MO-non de TOU-to kin-dy-NEU-ei hê-MEEN to ME-ros eis a-pe-leg-MON el-THEIN al-LA KAI to tês me-GA-lês the-AS ar-TE-mi-dos hi-e-RON eis ou-THEN lo-gis-THÊ-nai MEL-lein te KAI ka-thai-reis-THAI tês me-ga-lei-O-tê-tos au-TÊS hên HO-lê hê a-SI-a KAI hê oi-kou-ME-nê SE-be-tai

Exegesis

The verse opens with the adversative pairing ou monon de touto {οὐ μόνον δὲ τοῦτο | ou mónon dè toû-to} “not only this,” which anticipates the balancing phrase alla kai {ἀλλὰ καὶ | allà kaí} “but also,” forming a coordinated “not only... but also...” construction that frames two related dangers.

Root and etymology

oikeōomicron–iota–kappa–epsilon–omega

to dwell, reside

In contextActs 19:27

Not only is this part of ours in danger of falling into disgrace, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be reckoned as nothing and is about to be deposed from her magnificence —she whom all Asia and the inhabited world worship .

About this coordinate

Acts 19:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 19:27, 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.19.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.27.W1.S1) and character.