Acts 26:25:4Acts.26.25.W4TAB
Οὐ
ou
“not”
- Transliteration
- OU
- Extended
- oo
- IPA
- /uː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
OU
- 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 context — Acts 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.