What does οὐ · περί · ἄρτος mean in the Bible?
οὐ · περί · ἄρτος is a Greek phrase meaning "the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not".
Greek · G3756, G4012, G740
οὐ περὶ ἄρτων
The absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not · about · bread (as raised) or a loaf
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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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περί G4012 about
Pronunciation perí
Concerning/about with causal sense; distinct from ὑπέρ by focusing on the matter itself rather than advocacy.
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ἄρτος G740 bread (as raised) or a loaf
Pronunciation ártos
Staple food source representing sustenance, or metaphorically Christ as life-giving spiritual nourishment in John 6.
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What does οὐ περὶ ἄρτων (ou peri arton) mean in the Bible?
οὐ · περί · ἄρτος is a Greek phrase meaning "the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3756, G4012, G740?
G3756, G4012, G740 is connected to 1,605 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not
Source Gloss
the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not
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×
Word Origins
οὐ περὶ ἄρτων 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