Matthew 14:16:6Matt.14.16.W6TAB

Οὐ

ou

not

Transliteration
OU
Extended
OU
IPA
//

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    OU

  2. clause

    OU KHREI-an E-khoo-sin a-pel-THEIN

  3. sentence

    HO DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS OU KHREI-an E-khoo-sin a-pel-THEIN DO-te au-TOIS hy-MEIS pha-YEIN

Exegesis

The negated object-centered construction Ou chreian echousin apelthein {Οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν ἀπελθεῖν | ou chreí-an É-khou-sin a-pel-theîn} places the accusative noun chreian ‘need’ before the verb and infinitive, thereby emphasizing the absence of necessity, with the infinitive apelthein acting as the content clause of the ‘need.’

Root and etymology

Yeshuayod–shin–vav–ayin–he

Yahweh is salvation

In contextMatthew 14:16

But Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to leave; you give them food to eat.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 14:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 14:16, 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 Matt.14.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.16.W6.S1) and character.