John 8:48:7John.8.48.W7TAB
Οὐ
ou
“not”
- Transliteration
- ou
- Extended
- oo
- IPA
- /uː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ou
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san hoi i-ou-DAI-oi kai EI-pan au-TÔ ou ka-LÔS LE-go-men hê-MEIS HO-ti sa-ma-RI-tês EI sy kai dai-MO-ni-on E-kheis
Exegesis
The clause Ou kalōs legomen hēmeis {Οὐ καλῶς λέγομεν ἡμεῖς | Ou ka-LŌS LE-go-men hē-MEIS} is a rhetorical question framed with negation plus an adverb “rightly,” followed by an emphatic first person plural subject; this is rendered as “Are we not right in saying” to preserve the interrogative force and emphasis.
Root and etymology
Ioudasiota–omicron–upsilon–delta–alpha–sigma
“Judah, praised one”
In context — John 8:48
The Jews answered and said to Him , “Are we not right in saying that You are a Samaritan and have a demon ?”
About this coordinate
John 8:48:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 8:48, 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.8.48.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.48.W7.S1) and character.