John 12:8:10John.12.8.W10TAB
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
tous ptō-KHOUS gar PAN-to-te E-khe-te meth he-au-TŌN e-ME de ou PAN-to-te E-khe-te
Exegesis
The negation ou {οὐ | ou} with pantote and the repeated echete produces a balanced, contrastive parallel: “always you have the poor … but Me you do not always have.” This parallelistic structure, reinforced by identical verbs and adverbs, highlights the temporary nature of Jesus’ earthly presence over against the continual presence of the poor. In translation, the initial “For” retains the explanatory force of gar, while preserving the repeated “have” and “always” maintains the rhetorical symmetry and contrast between ongoing social obligation and unique, time-bound opportunity to be with Jesus.
Root and etymology
heaut-eta–alpha–upsilon–tau
“oneself, self”
In context — John 12:8
For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me .
About this coordinate
John 12:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 12:8, 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.12.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.8.W10.S1) and character.