οὐ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 οὐ

   oo

   not
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 οὐ συμφέρει γαμῆσαι.

   oo sym-PHE-rei ga-MÊ-sai

   not is good to marry
3. clause🔊 Εἰ οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ αἰτία τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικός, οὐ συμφέρει γαμῆσαι.

   ei HOO-tôs es-TIN HÊ ai-TI-a TOO an-THRÔ-poo me-TA TÊS gy-nai-KOS oo sym-PHE-rei ga-MÊ-sai

   If thus the case of the man with the wife is not is good to marry
4. sentence🔊 Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ ⸀μαθηταί· Εἰ οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ αἰτία τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικός, οὐ συμφέρει γαμῆσαι.

   LE-goo-sin au-TÔI hoi ma-thê-TAI ei HOO-tôs es-TIN HÊ ai-TI-a TOO an-THRÔ-poo me-TA TÊS gy-nai-KOS oo sym-PHE-rei ga-MÊ-sai

   the disciples {They} say to him If thus the case of the man with the wife is not is good to marry

Exegesis

The apodosis ou sympherei gamēsai {οὐ συμφέρει γαμῆσαι | ou sym-phé-rei ga-mê-sai} is an impersonal construction, with sympherei taking the infinitive gamēsai as its complement, yielding the sense “it is not advantageous to marry.” The negative particle ou directly modifies the verb, giving a categorical assessment rather than a mere preference. In translation, the conditional structure is preserved with “If … it is not beneficial / it would be better not to marry,” and the impersonal verb is rendered with an English “it is / it would be” construction to reflect the Greek syntax.

Root and etymology

Iesous🔊 Ἰησοῦςiota–eta–sigma–omicron–upsilon–sigma

“Yahweh is salvation”