ou G3756

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 22 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.

2 Corinthians 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
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2 Corinthians 5:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
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2 Corinthians 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.
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2 Corinthians 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.
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2 Corinthians 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.
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2 Corinthians 7:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it—for I see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time—
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2 Corinthians 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
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2 Corinthians 7:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
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2 Corinthians 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
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2 Corinthians 8:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.
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2 Corinthians 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.
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2 Corinthians 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.
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2 Corinthians 8:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
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2 Corinthians 8:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.
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2 Corinthians 8:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”
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2 Corinthians 8:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.
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2 Corinthians 8:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
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2 Corinthians 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
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2 Corinthians 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
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2 Corinthians 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
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2 Corinthians 10:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
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2 Corinthians 10:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
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2 Corinthians 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
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2 Corinthians 10:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.
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2 Corinthians 10:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
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2 Corinthians 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.
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2 Corinthians 10:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
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2 Corinthians 11:4 · BSB · 3 occurrences
For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.
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2 Corinthians 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
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2 Corinthians 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
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2 Corinthians 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
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2 Corinthians 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
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2 Corinthians 11:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
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2 Corinthians 11:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
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2 Corinthians 11:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
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2 Corinthians 11:29 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?
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2 Corinthians 11:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
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2 Corinthians 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
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2 Corinthians 12:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
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2 Corinthians 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—
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2 Corinthians 12:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.
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2 Corinthians 12:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.
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2 Corinthians 12:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
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2 Corinthians 12:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
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2 Corinthians 12:14 · BSB · 3 occurrences
See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
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2 Corinthians 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
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2 Corinthians 12:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
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2 Corinthians 12:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
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2 Corinthians 13:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,
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2 Corinthians 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you.
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