οὐ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 οὐ

   oo

   not
2. sentence🔊 τίς ἐστιν ὁ λόγος οὗτος ὃν εἶπε Ζητήσετέ με καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσετε καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν

   TIS ES-tin ho LO-gos HOO-tos HON EI-pe dzê-tê-se-TE me KAI ookh heu-RÊ-se-te KAI HO-poo ei-MI e-GÔ hy-MEIS oo DY-nas-the el-THEIN

   what is this {the} word which he said you will seek me and not you will find and where I {I} am you not {you} are able to come

Exegesis

The next coordinated clause, kai hopou eimi egō hymeis ou dynasthe elthein {καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν | kai hó-pou ei-mí e-gṓ hy-meîs ou dý-na-sthe el-theîn}, consists of a relative adverbial phrase hopou eimi egō “where I am” functioning as a locative frame, followed by a main clause with explicit subject hymeis and verb of ability dynasthe plus complementary infinitive elthein. The overt pronouns egō and hymeis heighten the contrast between Jesus and His hearers, while the negation ou before dynasthe marks an absolute inability to reach His location. In translation, the Greek direct question is rendered as an English interrogative followed by a reported saying in quotation marks, preserving the sequence of question, citation, and the dual prediction of seeking without finding and inability to come.

Root and etymology

Ioudaios🔊 Ἰουδαῖοςiota with smooth breathing–omicron–upsilon–delta–alpha–iota with circumflex–omicron–sigma

“Jew, Judean”