Mark 15:23:6Mark.15.23.W6TAB
οὐκ
ouk
“not”
- Transliteration
- ouk
- Extended
- ook
- IPA
- /uk/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite |
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Word in context
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ouk
- sentence
KAI e-DI-doun au-TÔI e-smyr-ni-SME-non OI-non ouk E-la-ben
Exegesis
The relative pronoun hos {ὃς | hos} introduces a relative clause, with Jesus as its antecedent: hos de ouk elaben {ὃς δὲ οὐκ ἔλαβεν | hos dè ouk é-la-ben} ‘who, however, did not take it’.
The particle de {δέ | dé} marks a mild contrast between the offer and the response, while ouk {οὐκ | ouk} negates the aorist verb elaben {ἔλαβεν | é-la-ben} ‘he took’, portraying His refusal as a definite, completed decision. In translation, the durative force of the imperfect is conveyed with “were offering” / “tried to give,” and the relative clause is rendered as a coordinated clause in smooth English (“but He did not take it / refused to accept it”), while still preserving the contrastive structure between the offered narcotic drink and Jesus’ deliberate rejection.
In context — Mark 15:23
And they were offering Him wine mixed with myrrh , but He did not take it.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 15:23, so the Greek word οὐκ (ouk) 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.15.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.23.W6.S1) and character.