John 16:30:7John.16.30.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. clause

    NYN OI-da-men HO-ti OI-das PAN-ta KAI ou KHREI-an E-kheis HI-na TIS se e-rô-TAI

  3. sentence

    NYN OI-da-men HO-ti OI-das PAN-ta KAI ou KHREI-an E-kheis HI-na TIS se e-rô-TAI en TOU-tô pi-STEU-o-men HO-ti a-PO the-OU ek-SÊL-thes

Exegesis

The clause kai ou chreian echeis {καὶ οὐ χρείαν ἔχεις | kai ou khreían é-kheis} states the lack of any need in an idiomatic way; the negation governs the whole phrase, so English naturally recasts it as “You have no need.”

Root and etymology

ouomicron upsilon

not yet, no longer

In contextJohn 16:30

Now we are convinced that You know everything, and You have no need for anyone to ask You; on this basis we believe that You came out from God .

About this coordinate

John 16:30:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 16:30, 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.16.30.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.30.W7.S1) and character.