What does οὔτε (oúte) mean in the Bible?
οὔτε (oúte) is a Greek word meaning "neither".
Greek · G3777
οὔτε
Neither
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οὔτε G3777
Pronunciation oúte
What does οὔτε (oúte) mean in the Bible?
οὔτε (oúte) is a Greek word meaning "neither".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3777?
The BSB source-word alignment has 87 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include nor (30), [or] (14), neither (14), vvv (8), - (6).
Where does οὔτε (oúte) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (15), Acts (14), 1 Corinthians (13), Romans (10).
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 nor 30× Matthew 22:30, Mark 12:25, Luke 14:35, Luke 20:35
[or] 14× Matthew 12:32, John 8:19, Acts 24:12, Acts 25:8
neither 14× Luke 14:35, John 4:21, John 9:3, Acts 15:10
vvv 8× Matthew 6:20, Matthew 22:30, Mark 12:25, Mark 14:68
- 6× Acts 24:12, 1 Corinthians 8:8, 1 Thessalonians 2:6, Revelation 9:21
. . . 4× John 8:19, Acts 25:8, Acts 28:21, Revelation 9:20
[and] 3× Matthew 6:20, 1 Corinthians 8:8, Revelation 9:21
[either] 1× Matthew 12:32
[is] not 1× 1 Corinthians 11:11
[though they have] neither 1× Acts 19:37
{will} neither 1× Luke 20:35
Neither [can] 1× James 3:12
nothing 1× John 4:11
or 1× 1 Corinthians 6:9
or even 1× Mark 14:68
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:20 οὔτε to [and] Conjunction Matthew 6:20 οὔτε to vvv Conjunction Matthew 12:32 οὔτε to [either] Conjunction Matthew 12:32 οὔτε to [or] Conjunction Matthew 22:30 οὔτε to vvv Conjunction Matthew 22:30 οὔτε to nor Conjunction Mark 12:25 οὔτε to vvv Conjunction Mark 12:25 οὔτε to nor Conjunction Mark 14:68 Οὔτε to vvv Conjunction Mark 14:68 οὔτε to or even Conjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:20
Aligned rows 87
Books represented 12
Matthew 6 Mark 4 Luke 4 John 9 Acts 14 Romans 10 1 Corinthians 13 Galatians 5 1 Thessalonians 5 James 1 3 John 1 Revelation 15
Source forms
οὔτε 83x oute Matthew 6:20, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 22:30, Mark 12:25
Οὔτε 4x Oute Mark 14:68, John 8:19, John 9:3, Acts 25:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunction 87x Matthew 6:20, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 22:30, Mark 12:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. neither
Strong's G3777
Lexical occurrences 87 verses Greek text appearances 93 times 16 shown below Word forms 1 form 87 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
neither
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
negative particle, related to μήτε as οὐ to μή, and not, neither, nor: οὐδεὶς . . . οὔτε, Rev.5:4; οὐδὲ . . . οὔτε, Gal.1:12; οὔτε . . . καί, Jhn.4:11; after a question with μή interrog., Jas.3:12; οὔτε . . . οὔτε, neither . . . nor, Mat.6:20, Mrk.12:25, Jhn.4:21, Act.15:10, Rom.8:38-39, Gal.5:6, al
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 93 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:20 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Matthew 6:20 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Matthew 12:32 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Matthew 12:32 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Matthew 22:30 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Matthew 22:30 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Mark 5:3 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Mark 12:25 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Mark 12:25 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Luke 12:26 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Luke 14:35 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Luke 14:35 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Luke 20:35 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Luke 20:35 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse Luke 20:36 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
Read verse John 1:25 Conjunction
οὔτε oute
and not, neither, nor
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 87
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 6:20 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 22:30 · Mark 12:25 · Mark 14:68 · Luke 14:35 · Luke 20:35 · John 4:11 · John 4:21 · John 5:37 · John 8:19 · John 9:3 · Acts 2:31 · Acts 15:10 · Acts 19:37 · Acts 24:12 87×
Word Origins
οὔτε is built from these roots:
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