John 5:13:4John.5.13.W4TAB

οὐκ

ouk

not

Transliteration
ouk
Extended
ouk
IPA
/uːk/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Kappak — as in kite

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Word in context

  1. word

    ouk

  2. clause

    ho DE i-a-THEIS ouk ÊI-dei TIS es-tin

  3. sentence

    ho DE i-a-THEIS ouk ÊI-dei TIS es-tin ho gar ee-ay-SOOS ek-SE-neu-sen OKH-lou ON-tos en TÔI TO-pôi

Exegesis

The negated verb phrase ouk ēidei {οὐκ ᾔδει | ouk ēi-dei} uses a pluperfect form of the verb of knowing, conveying a state of ignorance that continued up to that point.

In contextJohn 5:13

But the one who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away, since there was a crowd in that place.

About this coordinate

John 5:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 5:13, so the Greek word οὐκ (ouk) 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.5.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.13.W4.S1) and character.