What does οὔτε (oúte) mean in the Bible?
οὔτε (oúte) is a Greek word meaning "neither".
Greek · G3777
οὔτε
Neither
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οὔτεG3777
Pronunciationoúte
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 Itnor30×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
neither14×Luke 14:35, John 4:21, John 9:3, Acts 15:10
vvv8×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] not1×1 Corinthians 11:11
[though they have] neither1×Acts 19:37
{will} neither1×Luke 20:35
Neither [can]1×James 3:12
nothing1×John 4:11
or1×1 Corinthians 6:9
or even1×Mark 14:68
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:20οὔτεto[and]ConjunctionMatthew 6:20οὔτεtovvvConjunctionMatthew 12:32οὔτεto[either]ConjunctionMatthew 12:32οὔτεto[or]ConjunctionMatthew 22:30οὔτεtovvvConjunctionMatthew 22:30οὔτεtonorConjunctionMark 12:25οὔτεtovvvConjunctionMark 12:25οὔτεtonorConjunctionMark 14:68ΟὔτεtovvvConjunctionMark 14:68οὔτεtoor evenConjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 6:20
Aligned rows87
Books represented12
Matthew6Mark4Luke4John9Acts14Romans101 Corinthians13Galatians51 Thessalonians5James13 John1Revelation15
Source forms
οὔτε83xouteMatthew 6:20, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 22:30, Mark 12:25
Οὔτε4xOuteMark 14:68, John 8:19, John 9:3, Acts 25:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunction87xMatthew 6:20, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 22:30, Mark 12:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. neither
Strong'sG3777
Lexical occurrences87 versesGreek text appearances93 times16 shown belowWord forms1 form87 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
neither
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 6:20Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseMatthew 6:20Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseMatthew 12:32Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseMatthew 12:32Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseMatthew 22:30Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseMatthew 22:30Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseMark 5:3Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseMark 12:25Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseMark 12:25Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseLuke 12:26Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseLuke 14:35Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseLuke 14:35Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseLuke 20:35Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseLuke 20:35Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseLuke 20:36Conjunction
οὔτεoute
and not, neither, nor
Read verseJohn 1:25Conjunction
οὔτεoute
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 patterns1Aligned forms87
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 24:1287×
Word Origins
οὔτε is built from these roots: