What does οὐχί (ouchí) mean in the Bible?
οὐχί (ouchí) is a Greek word meaning "not indeed".
Greek · G3780
οὐχί
Not indeed
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οὐχί G3780
Pronunciation ouchí
What does οὐχί (ouchí) mean in the Bible?
οὐχί (ouchí) is a Greek word meaning "not indeed".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3780?
The BSB source-word alignment has 53 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include not (17), vvv (10), No (7), . . . (3), {Are} not (2).
Where does οὐχί (ouchí) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:46. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (18), 1 Corinthians (12), Matthew (9), John (5).
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 not 17× Matthew 6:25, Luke 23:39, Luke 24:32, John 11:9
vvv 10× Matthew 12:11, Matthew 13:27, Matthew 18:12, Matthew 20:13
No 7× Luke 1:60, Luke 12:51, Luke 13:3, Luke 13:5
. . . 3× Matthew 13:56, Luke 4:22, 1 Corinthians 6:1
{Are} not 2× Matthew 10:29, Luke 12:6
{does} not 2× Luke 14:28, Luke 15:8
{Has} not 2× Acts 7:50, 1 Corinthians 1:20
{will He} not 2× Romans 8:32, 1 Corinthians 8:10
Do not 2× Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47
[Is He] not 1× Romans 3:29
[Is it] not 1× Luke 22:27
[Was it] not 1× Hebrews 3:17
{Were} not 1× Luke 17:17
{Will they} not 1× Luke 6:39
Shouldn’t you 1× 1 Corinthians 5:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:46 οὐχὶ to Do not IntPrtcl Matthew 5:47 οὐχὶ to Do not IntPrtcl Matthew 6:25 οὐχὶ to not IntPrtcl Matthew 10:29 Οὐχὶ to {Are} not IntPrtcl Matthew 12:11 οὐχὶ to vvv IntPrtcl Matthew 13:27 οὐχὶ to vvv IntPrtcl Matthew 13:56 οὐχὶ to . . . IntPrtcl Matthew 18:12 οὐχὶ to vvv IntPrtcl Matthew 20:13 οὐχὶ to vvv IntPrtcl Luke 1:60 Οὐχί to No Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:46
Aligned rows 53
Books represented 9
Matthew 9 Luke 18 John 5 Acts 2 Romans 3 1 Corinthians 12 2 Corinthians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 Hebrews 2
Source forms
οὐχὶ 37x ouchi Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 12:11
Οὐχὶ 8x Ouchi Matthew 10:29, Luke 4:22, Luke 12:6, Luke 23:39
οὐχί 4x ouchi Luke 12:51, Luke 13:3, Luke 13:5, Romans 3:27
Οὐχί 3x Ouchi Luke 1:60, Luke 16:30, John 9:9
Οὐχὶ* 1x Ouchi Luke 17:17
Parsing patterns
IntPrtcl 34x Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 10:29
Adverb 19x Luke 1:60, Luke 12:51, Luke 13:3, Luke 13:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. not indeed
Strong's G3780
Lexical occurrences 53 verses Greek text appearances 56 times 16 shown below Word forms 2 forms 53 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
not indeed
Extended definition
:--nay, not.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 56 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:46 Participle
οὐχὶ ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Matthew 5:47 Participle
οὐχὶ ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Matthew 6:25 Participle
οὐχὶ ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Matthew 10:29 Participle
οὐχὶ ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Matthew 12:11 Participle
οὐχὶ ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Matthew 13:27 Participle
οὐχὶ ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Matthew 13:55 Participle
οὐχὶ ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Matthew 13:56 Participle
οὐχὶ ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Matthew 18:12 Participle
οὐχὶ ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Matthew 20:13 Participle
οὐχὶ ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Luke 1:60 Participle
Οὐχί, ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Luke 6:39 Participle
οὐχὶ ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Luke 12:6 Participle
οὐχὶ ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Luke 12:51 Participle
οὐχί, ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Luke 13:3 Participle
οὐχί, ouci
by no means, not at all
Read verse Luke 13:5 Participle
οὐχί, ouci
by no means, not at all
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 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 53
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 5:46 · Matt 5:47 · Matt 6:25 · Matt 10:29 · Matt 12:11 · Matt 13:27 · Matt 13:56 · Matt 18:12 · Matt 20:13 · Luke 4:22 · Luke 6:39 · Luke 12:6 · Luke 14:28 · Luke 14:31 · Luke 15:8 · Luke 17:8 35×
Luke 1:60 · Luke 12:51 · Luke 13:3 · Luke 13:5 · Luke 16:30 · Luke 18:30 · John 9:9 · John 13:10 · John 13:11 · John 14:22 · Rom 3:27 · Rom 8:32 · 1 Cor 5:2 · 1 Cor 6:1 · 1 Cor 6:7 · 1 Cor 10:29 18×
Word Origins
οὐχί is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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