John 15:5:25John.15.5.W25TAB
οὐδέν
ouden
“nothing”
- Transliteration
- ou-DEN
- Extended
- oo-DEHN
- IPA
- /uː.ˈden/
Meaning by language
- English
- nothing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ou-DEN
- sentence
ho ME-nōn en e-MOI ka-GŌ en au-TÔI HOU-tos PHE-rei kar-PON po-LYN HO-ti khō-RIS e-MOU ou DY-nas-the poi-EIN ou-DEN
Exegesis
The causal hoti clause {ὅτι | hó-ti} explains why the fruit-bearing occurs: chōris emou {χωρὶς ἐμοῦ | khō-rís e-moû} expresses separation or exclusion from Jesus, and ou dynasthe poiein ouden {οὐ δύνασθε ποιεῖν οὐδέν | ou dý-na-sthe poi-eîn ou-dén} uses a negated ability statement with the infinitive to communicate total incapacity. The translations preserve the parallelism, the emphatic demonstrative, and the cause-effect logic, while varying the English wording to keep the imagery vivid and contemporary.
In context — John 15:5
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever stays in Me and I in him, that one brings forth plentiful fruit , because separated from Me you are not able to do anything.
About this coordinate
John 15:5:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of John 15:5, so the Greek word οὐδέν (ouden) 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.15.5.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.5.W25.S1) and character.