G3756 – ou – οὐ absolutely/definitely (do) not!

Strong’s ID:
G3756
Greek Word:
οὐ
Transliteration:
ou
Pronunciation:
oo
Part of Speech:
particle
Etymology:
a primary word
Comparables:
G3361, no, not
Usage Count:
1,645
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Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon

absolutely/definitely (do) not

Word Picture:
Not simply a “no” (see G3361), but an emphatic, “absolutely not!” or “definitely not!”

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Strong’s Greek Lexicon

also (before a vowel) ουκ ouk ook; and (before an aspirate) ουχ ouch ookh; a primary word; the absolute negative [compare G3361] adverb; no or not:— + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, [can-]not, + nothing, + special, un([-worthy]), when, + without, + yet but. See also G3364, G3372.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.