Mark 12:14:11Mark.12.14.W11TAB
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
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KAI el-THON-tes LE-goo-sin au-TOI di-DAS-ka-le OI-da-men HO-ti a-lê-THÊS EI KAI OU ME-lei soi pe-RI ou-de-NOS OU GAR BLE-peis EIS PRO-sô-pon an-THRÔ-pôn al ep a-lê-THEI-as tên ho-DON tou the-OU di-DAS-keis EX-es-tin DOU-nai KÊN-son KAI-sa-ri ê OU DÔ-men ê mê DÔ-men
Exegesis
The impersonal construction ou melei soi peri oudenos {οὐ μέλει σοι περὶ οὐδενός | ou mélei soi perí oudenós} ‘it is not a concern to you about anyone’ presents His lack of partiality, which is then further explained by the idiom ou blepeis eis prosōpon anthrōpōn {οὐ βλέπεις εἰς πρόσωπον ἀνθρώπων | ou blépeis eis prósōpon anthrṓpōn} ‘you do not look at the face of people’, meaning He does not judge by external status.
The alternative ou {οὔ | oú} ‘not’ forms a polar question, reinforced by the balanced subjunctive pair dōmen …
Root and etymology
doul-delta omicron upsilon lambda
“slave, bond-servant”
In context — Mark 12:14
And after they came, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know that you are true , and you do not care about anyone; for you do not look at the face of men, but in truth you teach the way of God . Is it permitted to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Should we give, or should we not give?”
About this coordinate
Mark 12:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Mark 12:14, 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 Mark.12.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.14.W11.S1) and character.