Acts 26:25:4Acts.26.25.W4TAB

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

    ho de PAU-los OU MAI-no-mai phê-SEEN KRA-ti-ste PHÊ-ste al-LA a-lê-THEI-as KAI sô-phro-SY-nês RHÊ-ma-ta a-po-phTHENG-go-mai

Exegesis

The clause Ou mainomai {Οὐ μαίνομαι | ou maí-no-mai} employs preverbal negation to emphasize “I am not mad,” with the present tense indicating Paul’s current state.

Root and etymology

Rootepsilon–gamma–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega

to bring charges, accuse

In contextActs 26:25

But Paul said, “I am not mad , most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and sound judgment.”

About this coordinate

Acts 26:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 26:25, 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.26.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.25.W4.S1) and character.