What does οὐ · ὁράω mean in the Bible?
οὐ · ὁράω is a Greek phrase meaning "you will not see".
Greek · G3756, G3708
οὐκ ὄψεσθε
The absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not · by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear
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οὐG3756the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not
Pronunciationou
Absolute negation of fact, typically with indicative mood; contrasts with μή which negates possibility or commands
Open lexicon entry →ὁράωG3708by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear
Pronunciationhoráō
Open lexicon entry →What does οὐκ ὄψεσθε (ouk opsesthe) mean in the Bible?
οὐ · ὁράω is a Greek phrase meaning "you will not see".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3756, G3708?
G3756, G3708 is connected to 1,605 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. you will not see
Source Gloss
you will not see
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 patterns2Aligned forms1605
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 6:51537×
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 6:368×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 464 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist358perfect52future34present19pluperfect1
Voice
active406middle33passive25
Mood
indicative228participle137infinitive39subjunctive36imperative24
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:10ἰδόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 2:11εἶδονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 2:16ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 2:2εἴδομενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 2:9εἶδονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 3:16εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 3:7Ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 4:16εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 4:18εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 4:21εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:1Ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 5:16ἴδωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 5:8ὄψονταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 8:14εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 8:18Ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 8:34ἰδόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 8:4Ὅραpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 9:11ἰδόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:2ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:22ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:23ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:30Ὁρᾶτεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 9:36Ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:8ἰδόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:9εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 11:8ἰδεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 11:9ἰδεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 12:2ἰδόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 12:25εἰδὼςperfect active participleparticipleMatthew 12:38ἰδεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 13:14ἴδητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 13:15ἴδωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 13:17ἰδεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 13:17εἶδανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 14:14εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 14:26ἰδόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 16:28ἴδωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 17:3ὤφθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 17:8εἶδονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 18:10Ὁρᾶτεpresent active imperativeimperative+424 more 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 ὄψεσθε is a primary word - no further derivation.