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Greek · G3761

οὐδέ

Nor

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οὐδέG3761
Pronunciationoudé

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

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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
nor30×Matthew 10:24, Matthew 23:13, Matthew 24:36, Mark 13:32
vvv20×Matthew 16:9, Matthew 25:45, Mark 6:31, Mark 12:10
not even11×Matthew 6:29, Matthew 24:36, Matthew 27:14, Mark 13:32
Neither6×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
no5×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] no2×Luke 12:33, 1 Peter 2:22
or2×Matthew 12:19, Mark 8:17
[and never]1×Revelation 7:16
[and] no longer1×Revelation 12:8
[and] nothing1×Luke 8:17
[either]1×Romans 11:21
[He did not enter]1×Hebrews 9:12
[then] not even1×1 Corinthians 15:13
[there is] no1×Romans 4:15
{do} not even1×Galatians 6:13
and1×2 Peter 1:8
and nothing1×Mark 4:22
cannot1×Matthew 7:18
did not1×Galatians 1:12
Doesn’t1×1 Corinthians 11:14
either1×Mark 16:13
even1×1 Corinthians 14:21
intolerable even1×1 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
nothing1×John 1:3
only what1×John 3:27
Then neither1×John 8:11
then not even1×1 Corinthians 15:16
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:15οὐδὲtoNeitherConjunctionMatthew 6:15οὐδὲtoneitherAdverbMatthew 6:20οὐδὲto. . .ConjunctionMatthew 6:26οὐδὲto[or]ConjunctionMatthew 6:26οὐδὲto[or]ConjunctionMatthew 6:28οὐδὲto[or]ConjunctionMatthew 6:29οὐδὲtonot evenAdverbMatthew 7:18οὐδὲtocannotConjunctionMatthew 9:17ΟὐδὲtoNeitherConjunctionMatthew 10:24οὐδὲtonorConjunction
Usage map

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

First aligned rowMatthew 5:15
Aligned rows143
Books represented18
Matthew27Mark10Luke21John17Acts12Romans71 Corinthians102 Corinthians1Galatians9Philippians11 Thessalonians32 Thessalonians11 Timothy3Hebrews61 Peter12 Peter11 John2Revelation11
Source forms
οὐδὲ125xoudeMatthew 5:15, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:26
οὐδ’8xoud’Matthew 24:21, John 21:25, Acts 19:2, Romans 9:7
Οὐδὲ8xOudeMatthew 9:17, Matthew 21:27, Mark 11:33, Luke 6:3
οὐδ’*1xoud’Luke 16:31
οὐδὲ*1xoudeLuke 12:24
Parsing patterns
Conjunction88xMatthew 5:15, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:28
Adverb55xMatthew 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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