What does οὐ · εἰμί · ἐκ · κόσμος · οὗτος mean in the Bible?
οὐ · εἰμί · ἐκ · κόσμος · οὗτος is a Greek phrase meaning "not from this world".
Greek · G3756, G1510, G1537, G2889, G3778
οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου
The absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not · I exist (used only when emphatic) · literal or figurative; direct or remote) · world · this/he/she/it
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οὐ G3756 the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not
Pronunciation ou
Absolute negation of fact, typically with indicative mood; contrasts with μή which negates possibility or commands
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εἰμί G1510 I exist (used only when emphatic)
Pronunciation eimí
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ἐκ G1537 literal or figurative; direct or remote)
Pronunciation ek
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κόσμος G2889 world
Pronunciation kósmos
The world as an ordered system, but especially the realm of human affairs hostile to God's kingdom.
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οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it
Pronunciation hoûtos
Demonstrates proximity or immediacy; contrasts with ἐκεῖνος (that) as near versus distant.
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What does οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου (ouk estin ek tou kosmou toutou) mean in the Bible?
οὐ · εἰμί · ἐκ · κόσμος · οὗτος is a Greek phrase meaning "not from this world".
Full entry for οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου (G3756, G1510, G1537, G2889, G3778) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3756, G1510, G1537, G2889, G3778?
G3756, G1510, G1537, G2889, G3778 is connected to 1,605 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. not from this world
Strong's G3756, G1510, G1537, G2889, G3778
Lexical occurrences 1,605 verses Word forms 2 forms 1,605 references Source Gloss
not from this world
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 1605
Matt 1:25 · Matt 2:18 · Matt 3:11 · Matt 4:4 · Matt 4:7 · Matt 5:14 · Matt 5:17 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:20 · Matt 5:21 · Matt 5:26 · Matt 5:27 · Matt 5:33 · Matt 5:36 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 6:5 1537×
Matt 6:26 · Matt 6:30 · Matt 7:22 · Matt 12:3 · Matt 12:5 · Matt 13:55 · Matt 15:17 · Matt 17:24 · Matt 18:33 · Matt 19:4 · Matt 20:15 · Matt 22:31 · Matt 24:2 · Mark 4:21 · Mark 4:38 · Mark 6:3 68×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου is a primary word - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain