What does οὐδέποτε (oudépote) mean in the Bible?
οὐδέποτε (oudépote): Absolute negation of past or future occurrence, emphasizing that something has never happened at any time.
Greek · G3763
οὐδέποτε
Never
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οὐδέποτεG3763
Pronunciationoudépote
What does οὐδέποτε (oudépote) mean in the Bible?
οὐδέποτε (oudépote): Absolute negation of past or future occurrence, emphasizing that something has never happened at any time.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3763?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include vvv (6), never (5), Nothing (2), . . . (1), {had} never (1).
Where does οὐδέποτε (oudépote) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (5), Acts (3), Hebrews (2), Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itvvv6×Matthew 21:16, Matthew 21:42, Mark 2:12, Mark 2:25
never5×Matthew 26:33, Luke 15:29, 1 Corinthians 13:8, Hebrews 10:1
Nothing2×Matthew 9:33, Acts 11:8
. . .1×Matthew 7:23
{had} never1×Acts 14:8
Never {has}1×John 7:46
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 7:23Οὐδέποτεto. . .AdverbMatthew 9:33ΟὐδέποτεtoNothingAdverbMatthew 21:16οὐδέποτεtovvvAdverbMatthew 21:42ΟὐδέποτεtovvvAdverbMatthew 26:33οὐδέποτεtoneverAdverbMark 2:12οὐδέποτεtovvvAdverbMark 2:25ΟὐδέποτεtovvvAdverbLuke 15:29οὐδέποτεtoneverAdverbLuke 15:29οὐδέποτεtovvvAdverbJohn 7:46ΟὐδέποτεtoNever {has}Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 7:23
Aligned rows16
Books represented7
Matthew5Mark2Luke2John1Acts31 Corinthians1Hebrews2
Source forms
οὐδέποτε11xoudepoteMatthew 21:16, Matthew 26:33, Mark 2:12, Luke 15:29
Οὐδέποτε5xOudepoteMatthew 7:23, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 21:42, Mark 2:25
Parsing patterns
Adverb16xMatthew 7:23, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 21:16, Matthew 21:42
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Absolute negation of past or future occurrence, emphasizing that something has never happened at any time.
Strong'sG3763
Lexical occurrences16 versesGreek text appearances16 timesWord forms1 form16 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMat.7:23Source Gloss
never
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Absolute negation of past or future occurrence, emphasizing that something has never happened at any time.
adv. [in LXX: Exo.10:6 (לֹא), etc. ;] never: Mat.7:23 9:33 26:33, Mrk.2:12, Luk.15:29, Jhn.7:46, Act.10:14 11:8 14:8, 1Co.13:8, Heb.10:1, 11. Interrog., Mat.21:16, 42, Mrk.2:25
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:23Adverb
οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseMatthew 9:33Adverb
Οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseMatthew 21:16Adverb
οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseMatthew 21:42Adverb
Οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseMatthew 26:33Adverb
οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseMark 2:12Adverb
Οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseMark 2:25Adverb
Οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseLuke 15:29Adverb
οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseLuke 15:29Adverb
οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseJohn 7:46Adverb
Οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseActs 10:14Adverb
οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseActs 11:8Adverb
οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseActs 14:8Adverb
οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verse1 Corinthians 13:8Adverb
οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseHebrews 10:1Adverb
οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseHebrews 10:11Adverb
οὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms16
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 7:23 · Matt 9:33 · Matt 21:16 · Matt 21:42 · Matt 26:33 · Mark 2:12 · Mark 2:25 · Luke 15:29 · John 7:46 · Acts 10:14 · Acts 11:8 · Acts 14:8 · 1 Cor 13:8 · Heb 10:1 · Heb 10:1116×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Emphatic negation of future knowledge or relationship with lawbreakers
Absolute negation emphasizing unprecedented quality of someone's speech
Eternal negation stating that love will never fail or cease
Negation of sacrificial effectiveness to make worshippers perfect
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 16 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
οὐδέποτε is built from these roots:
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