Matthew 16:11:5Matt.16.11.W5TAB
οὐ
oo
“not”
- Transliteration
- OO
- Extended
- OO
- IPA
- /ˈuː/
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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OO
- sentence
PÔS OO no-EI-te HO-ti OO pe-RI AR-tôn EI-pon hy-MIN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative adverb pos {πῶς | pôs} ‘how’ coupled with the negative particle ou {οὐ | ou} ‘not’, forming a rhetorical rebuke conveyed by the present active indicative verb noeite {νοεῖτε | noeî-te} ‘you understand’.
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} ‘that’ introduces a content clause, where the repeated ou {οὐ | ou} ‘not’ and the genitive prepositional phrase peri artōn {περὶ ἄρτων | pe-rí ár-ton} ‘concerning breads’ clarify that Jesus’ earlier statement was not literal.
Root and etymology
SaddoukaiosSaddoukaî-os
“Sadducee, priestly faction member”
In context — Matthew 16:11
How can you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread, but that you must beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 16:11, so the Greek word οὐ (oo) 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.16.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.11.W5.S1) and character.