John 9:33:10John.9.33.W10TAB
οὐδέν
ouden
“nothing”
- Transliteration
- ou-DEN
- Extended
- ou-DEHN
- IPA
- /uː.ˈden/
Meaning by language
- English
- nothing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ou-DEN
- sentence
ei MÊ ÊN OO-tos pa-RA the-OO ouk ê-DY-na-to poi-EIN ou-DEN
Exegesis
ouden {οὐκ ... οὐδέν | ouk ... oudén} intensifies the claim into total incapacity, so the logic of the verse is not partial limitation but absolute inability apart from divine origin. In English, the clause is best rendered with a clear counterfactual shape and a strong concluding negation that preserves the force of the Greek argument.
Root and etymology
oudeisomicron upsilon delta epsilon iota sigma
“no one, nothing”
In context — John 9:33
If this man had not been from God , He would have lacked the ability to do anything.
About this coordinate
John 9:33:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 9:33, so the Greek word οὐδέν (ouden) 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.9.33.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.33.W10.S1) and character.