οὐ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 οὐ

   ou

   not
2. clause🔊 τὸ ποτήριον ὃ δέδωκέν μοι ὁ πατὴρ οὐ μὴ πίω αὐτό;

   TO po-TÊ-ri-on ho de-dô-KEN moi ho pa-TÊR ou MÊ PI-Ô au-TO

   not at all I will drink the cup which the Father {He} has given to me it
3. sentence🔊 εἶπεν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ Πέτρῳ· Βάλε τὴν ⸀μάχαιραν εἰς τὴν θήκην· τὸ ποτήριον ὃ δέδωκέν μοι ὁ πατὴρ οὐ μὴ πίω αὐτό;

   EI-pen OUN ho ee-ay-SOOS TOI PE-troi BA-le TÊN MA-khai-ran eis TÊN THÊ-kên TO po-TÊ-ri-on ho de-dô-KEN moi ho pa-TÊR ou MÊ PI-Ô au-TO

   then {the} Jesus {He} said to {the} Peter put the sword into the sheath not at all I will drink the cup which the Father {He} has given to me it

Exegesis

The closing ou me pio auto {οὐ μὴ πίω αὐτό | ou mē pí-ō autó} uses emphatic negation; in context it does not express uncertainty but strong resolve, so the question functions rhetorically to affirm Jesus’ acceptance of the Father’s appointed cup.

Root and etymology

paradidōmi🔊 παραδίδωμιp-a-r-a-d-i-d-o-m-i

“to hand over, deliver”

• 🔊 παράδοσιςp-a-r-a-d-o-s-i-stradition, handing overMark 7:8
• 🔊 παραδίδωμιp-a-r-a-d-i-d-o-m-ito hand overRomans 4:25