John 12:30:5John.12.30.W5TAB
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
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen ou di e-ME hê phô-NÊ HAU-tê GE-go-nen al-LA di hy-MAS
Exegesis
The clause opens with the negated prepositional phrase Ou di' eme {Οὐ διʼ ἐμὲ | Ou di' e-me} “not because of Me,” where the placement of the emphatic pronoun eme before the subject phrase shifts attention away from Jesus as the beneficiary.
Root and etymology
Yeshuayod–shin–vav–ayin
“Yahweh saves”
In context — John 12:30
Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come for My sake, but for your sake.”
About this coordinate
John 12:30:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 12:30, 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.12.30.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.30.W5.S1) and character.