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οὐ (ou) means “no” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

οὐ Greek · G3756 1,665 tagged occurrences in 1,434 verses

Pronunciation guide: oo Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3756

οὐ · ou · no

οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ;] neg. particle, not, no, used generally with indic, and for a denial of fact (cf . μή); 1. absol. (accented), οὔ, no: Mat.13:29 Jhn.1:21 21:5; οὒ οὕ, Mat.5:37 Jas.5:12. 2. Most frequently negativing a verb or other word, Mat.1:25 10:26, 38, Mrk.3:25 9:37, Jhn.8:29, Act.7:5, Rom.1:16, Php.3:3, al.; in litotes, οὐκ ὀλίγοι (i.e. very many), Act.17:4, al.; οὐκ ἄσημος, Act.21:39; πᾶς . . . οὐ, with verb, (like Heb. כֹּל . . . לֹא), no, none, Mat.24:22, Mrk.13:20, Luk.1:37, Eph.5:5, al.; in disjunctive statements, οὐκ . . . ἀλλά, Luk.8:52 Jhn.1:33 Rom.8:2o, al.; with 2 of person(s) fut. (like Heb. לֹא, with impf.), as emphatic prohibition, Mat.4:7, Luk.4:12, Rom.7:7, al. 3. With another negative, (a) strengthening the negation: Mrk.5:37, Jhn.8:15 12:19, Act.8:39, al.; (b) making an affirmative: Act.4:20, 1Co.12:15. 4. With other particles: οὐ μή (see: μή); οὐ μηκέτι, Mat.21:19; with μή interrog., Rom.10:18, 1Co.9:4, 5 11:22. 5. Interrogative, expecting an affirmative answer (Lat. nonne): Mat.6:26, Mrk.4:21, Luk.11:40, Jhn.4:35, Rom.9:21, al. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

no, not.

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How translators render G3756

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
vvv 794
not 310
no 118
does not 28
did not 24
do not 20
never 16
nothing 11
will not 9
it is not 8
has not 7
is not 7
none 6
it was not 5
no one 5
are not 4
doesnt 4
have not 4
no more 4
was not 4
will never 4
you do not 4
fail 3
neither 3
nor 3
not one 3
not only 3
you will not 3
any 2
but not 2
does not come 2
dont 2
falsely 2
make it any less 2
no such 2
quite 2
without 2
would not 2
absolutely not 1
am not 1
and does not 1
and follow 1
and is not 1
and never 1
and not 1
and your no 1
any extra 1
are we not 1
at all 1
before 1
but it is not 1
didnt 1
do not be 1
do you not 1
dont they 1
except 1
have never 1
i am certainly not lacking 1
i am not 1
i cannot carry it out 1
i have not 1
i neither 1
i not 1
i was not 1
is it not 1
is never 1
is not dead 1
isnt 1
it does not depend 1
it is no 1
it will not 1
never will 1
no claim 1
no longer 1
no place 1
no reason 1
nobody 1
none of 1
none of them 1
not a matter of 1
not even 1
not intended 1
not that one 1
not to do so 1
not true 1
nothing about 1
nowhere 1
of no 1
rather than 1
refuse 1
refusing 1
sent not 1
shall never 1
shall not be 1
should not 1
should we not 1
shouldnt 1
they do not 1
they not 1
unlike 1
unnecessary 1
wasnt 1
we do not 1
we will not 1
were not 1
were they not 1
who must 1
who was not 1
will he not 1
will take no 1
you show no partiality 1
you will never 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
not 1253
no 161
cannot 33
none 20
nothing 17
neither 16
never 15
nay 9
he cannot 6
ye cannot 6
in no wise 4
in no 3
nor 3
and not 2
answerest thou 2
any 2
i cannot 2
no man 2
therefore 2
we cannot 2
any more 1
at all 1
but 1
by any means 1
by no 1
can 1
cannot i 1
carest 1
come 1
dig 1
ear 1
forsake 1
have 1
have i lost 1
into 1
is 1
me 1
no fruit 1
no more 1
no not 1
not that 1
of everlasting 1
of these things 1
recompense 1
save 1
saw 1
say 1
shall inherit 1
shall not 1
sin 1
so then 1
special 1
that 1
then should no 1
there 1
they cannot 1
thou couldest have 1
time 1
violence 1
was 1
was not 1
will not 1
wist they 1
ye can 1
yet 1

Verses containing G3756

Page 16 of 29. 1434 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Acts 14:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

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  2. Acts 15:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

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  3. Acts 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.

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  4. Acts 15:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.

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  5. Acts 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.

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  6. Acts 16:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

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  7. Acts 16:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

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  8. Acts 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.

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  9. Acts 17:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

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  10. Acts 17:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

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  11. Acts 17:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

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  12. Acts 17:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.

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  13. Acts 18:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”

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  14. Acts 18:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.

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  15. Acts 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,

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  16. Acts 19:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.

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  17. Acts 19:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.

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  18. Acts 19:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

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  19. Acts 19:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”

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  20. Acts 19:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.

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  21. Acts 19:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.

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  22. Acts 19:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?

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  23. Acts 19:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”

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  24. Acts 20:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.

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  25. Acts 20:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

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  26. Acts 20:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

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  27. Acts 20:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

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  28. Acts 20:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

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  29. Acts 21:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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  30. Acts 21:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness?”

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  31. Acts 21:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”

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  32. Acts 22:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.

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  33. Acts 22:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.

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  34. Acts 22:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’

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  35. Acts 22:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”

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  36. Acts 23:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”

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  37. Acts 24:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

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  38. Acts 24:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia

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  39. Acts 25:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.

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  40. Acts 25:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.

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  41. Acts 25:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

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  42. Acts 25:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

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  43. Acts 25:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.

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  44. Acts 26:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

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  45. Acts 26:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.

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  46. Acts 26:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.

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  47. Acts 26:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”

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  48. Acts 27:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”

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  49. Acts 27:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.

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  50. Acts 27:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

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