Luke 15:7:20Luke.15.7.W20TAB
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
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ou
- sentence
LE-go hy-MEEN HO-ti HOU-tōs kha-RA en tō ou-ra-NŌ ES-tai e-PI he-NI ha-mar-tō-LŌ me-ta-no-OUN-ti Ê e-PI e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta en-NÊ-a di-KAI-ois HOI-ti-nes ou khrEI-an E-khou-sin me-ta-NOI-as
Exegesis
The comparative conjunction ē {ἢ | ē} ‘than’ introduces the contrasting second epi-phrase, epi enenēkonta ennéa dikaíois {ἐπὶ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα δικαίοις | epí enenḗkonta ennéa dikaíois} ‘over ninety-nine righteous ones,’ further defined by the relative clause hoítines ou chreían échousin metanoías {οἵτινες οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν μετανοίας | hoítines ou chreían échousin metanoías} ‘who have no need of repentance.’ This comparative structure accentuates the greater value of a single repentant sinner in eliciting heavenly joy.
Root and etymology
akou-alpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon
“to hear, listen”
In context — Luke 15:7
I say to you that in the same way there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who is repenting, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons who have no need of repentance.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:7:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Luke 15:7, 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 Luke.15.7.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.7.W20.S1) and character.