Romans 13:9:3Rom.13.9.W3TAB
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
- word
ou
- sentence
to GAR ou moi-KHEU-seis ou pho-NEU-seis ou KLEP-seis ouk e-pi-thy-MÊ-seis kai EI tis he-TE-ra en-to-LÊ en tôi LO-goi TOU-tôi a-na-ke-pha-lai-OU-tai en tôi a-ga-PÊ-seis ton plê-SI-on sou hôs se-au-TON
Exegesis
A series of negative future indicative verbs—moicheuseis {μοιχεύσεις | moi-kheú-seis} “you shall commit adultery,” phoneuseis {φονεύσεις | pho-neú-seis} “you shall murder,” klepseis {κλέψεις | klép-seis} “you shall steal,” and epithymeseis {ἐπιθυμήσεις | e-pi-thu-mḗ-seis} “you shall covet”—are each negated by ou / ouk {οὐ / οὐκ | ou / ouk}, forming a parallel list reminiscent of the Decalogue.
Root and etymology
exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“it is permitted or lawful”
In context — Romans 13:9
All these commands—“You shall not commit adultery; you shall not murder; you shall not steal; you shall not covet ”—and every other commandment are summed up in one statement: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
About this coordinate
Romans 13:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 13:9, 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 Rom.13.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.9.W3.S1) and character.