John 14:17:8John.14.17.W8TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ou
- phraseyour reading level
HO ho KOS-mos ou DY-na-tai la-BEIN
- clause
TO PNEU-ma TÊS a-lê-THEI-as HO ho KOS-mos ou DY-na-tai la-BEIN HO-ti ou the-ô-REI au-TO ou-DE yi-NO-skei
- sentence
TO PNEU-ma TÊS a-lê-THEI-as HO ho KOS-mos ou DY-na-tai la-BEIN HO-ti ou the-ô-REI au-TO ou-DE yi-NO-skei hy-MEIS yi-NO-ske-te au-TO HO-ti par hy-MIN ME-nei KAI en hy-MIN ES-tai
Exegesis
The construction ou dynatai labein {οὐ δύναται λαβεῖν | ou dý-na-tai la-beîn} joins present inability with an aorist infinitive, presenting a settled incapacity to receive the Spirit at all.
The first hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} clause gives the reason: ou theorei auto oude ginōskei {οὐ θεωρεῖ αὐτὸ οὐδὲ γινώσκει | ou the-ō-reî au-tò ou-dé gi-nṓ-skei} pairs sight and knowledge as linked forms of non-recognition, reinforced by the negative coordination.
Root and etymology
orphanosomicron–rho–phi–alpha–nu–omicron–sigma
“bereft, without guardians”
In context — John 14:17
The Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it does not see Him nor know Him. You know Him, because He remains with you and will be in you.
About this coordinate
John 14:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 14:17, 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.14.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.17.W8.S1) and character.