John 10:28:7John.10.28.W7TAB

οὐ

ou

not

Transliteration
ou
Extended
oo
IPA
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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

    ka-GŌ DI-do-mi au-TOIS dzo-ÊN ai-Ō-NI-on KAI ou MÊ a-PO-lōn-tai eis TON ai-Ō-na KAI oukh har-PA-sei tis au-TA ek TÊS khei-ROS mou

Exegesis

The next clause, ou me apolontai eis ton aiona {οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα | ou mē apolōntai eis ton aiōna} ‘they will by no means perish forever’, combines the strongest negating pattern in the language with the subjunctive to rule out the event completely.

Root and etymology

akolouthosakólouthos

follower, attendant

In contextJohn 10:28

And I give them everlasting life, and they will in no way come to ruin, and no one will wrench them from My hand .

About this coordinate

John 10:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 10:28, 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 John.10.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.28.W7.S1) and character.