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Greek · G3761

οὐδέ

Nor

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οὐδέ G3761
Pronunciation oudé

What does οὐδέ (oudé) mean in the Bible?

οὐδέ (oudé): Negative conjunction meaning "and not" or "nor"; also functions as "not even" emphasizing complete negation.

Full entry for οὐδέ (G3761) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does οὐδέ (oudé) mean in the Bible?

οὐδέ (oudé): Negative conjunction meaning "and not" or "nor"; also functions as "not even" emphasizing complete negation.

How does the BSB render G3761?

The BSB source-word alignment has 143 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [or] (32), nor (30), vvv (20), not even (11), Neither (6).

Where does οὐδέ (oudé) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (27), Luke (21), John (17), Acts (12).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
[or] 32× Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 13:13, Matthew 16:10
nor 30× Matthew 10:24, Matthew 23:13, Matthew 24:36, Mark 13:32
vvv 20× Matthew 16:9, Matthew 25:45, Mark 6:31, Mark 12:10
not even 11× Matthew 6:29, Matthew 24:36, Matthew 27:14, Mark 13:32
Neither 6× Matthew 5:15, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 9:17, Matthew 21:27
. . . 5× Matthew 6:20, Matthew 12:4, Luke 18:13, John 5:22
no 5× Matthew 12:19, Luke 20:36, Acts 4:12, Acts 4:32
[and] 3× Matthew 11:27, Matthew 22:46, Matthew 24:21
[even] 3× Matthew 21:32, Mark 5:3, John 7:5
[and] no 2× Luke 12:33, 1 Peter 2:22
or 2× Matthew 12:19, Mark 8:17
[and never] 1× Revelation 7:16
[and] no longer 1× Revelation 12:8
[and] nothing 1× Luke 8:17
[either] 1× Romans 11:21
[He did not enter] 1× Hebrews 9:12
[then] not even 1× 1 Corinthians 15:13
[there is] no 1× Romans 4:15
{do} not even 1× Galatians 6:13
and 1× 2 Peter 1:8
and nothing 1× Mark 4:22
cannot 1× Matthew 7:18
did not 1× Galatians 1:12
Doesn’t 1× 1 Corinthians 11:14
either 1× Mark 16:13
even 1× 1 Corinthians 14:21
intolerable even 1× 1 Corinthians 5:1
neither [can] 1× John 15:4
Neither [has] 1× Luke 23:15
Nor [did He enter heaven] 1× Hebrews 9:25
nor [is] 1× John 13:16
nothing 1× John 1:3
only what 1× John 3:27
Then neither 1× John 8:11
then not even 1× 1 Corinthians 15:16
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:15 οὐδὲ to Neither Conjunction Matthew 6:15 οὐδὲ to neither Adverb Matthew 6:20 οὐδὲ to . . . Conjunction Matthew 6:26 οὐδὲ to [or] Conjunction Matthew 6:26 οὐδὲ to [or] Conjunction Matthew 6:28 οὐδὲ to [or] Conjunction Matthew 6:29 οὐδὲ to not even Adverb Matthew 7:18 οὐδὲ to cannot Conjunction Matthew 9:17 Οὐδὲ to Neither Conjunction Matthew 10:24 οὐδὲ to nor Conjunction
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Matthew 5:15
Aligned rows 143
Books represented 18
Matthew 27 Mark 10 Luke 21 John 17 Acts 12 Romans 7 1 Corinthians 10 2 Corinthians 1 Galatians 9 Philippians 1 1 Thessalonians 3 2 Thessalonians 1 1 Timothy 3 Hebrews 6 1 Peter 1 2 Peter 1 1 John 2 Revelation 11
Source forms
οὐδὲ 125x oude Matthew 5:15, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:26
οὐδ’ 8x oud’ Matthew 24:21, John 21:25, Acts 19:2, Romans 9:7
Οὐδὲ 8x Oude Matthew 9:17, Matthew 21:27, Mark 11:33, Luke 6:3
οὐδ’* 1x oud’ Luke 16:31
οὐδὲ* 1x oude Luke 12:24
Parsing patterns
Conjunction 88x Matthew 5:15, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:28
Adverb 55x Matthew 6:15, Matthew 6:29, Matthew 21:27, Matthew 21:32
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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