Strong's Lexicon
ouchi: not, no, indeed not
Original Word:οὐχί
Part of Speech:Particle, Interrogative; Particle, Negative
Transliteration:ouchi
Pronunciation:oo-khee'
Phonetic Spelling:(oo-khee')
Definition:not, no, indeed not
Meaning:by no means, not at all.
Word Origin:A strengthened form of the Greek negative particle οὐ (ou), which is Strong's number 3756.
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "οὐχί," the concept of negation is often expressed in Hebrew by the particles לֹא (lo, Strong's 3808) and אַל (al, Strong's 408), which are used to negate verbs and statements.
Usage:The Greek particle "οὐχί" (ouchi) is used to express a strong negation or denial. It often appears in rhetorical questions where the expected answer is "yes," thereby emphasizing the negative aspect of the statement. It is a more emphatic form of "οὐ" (ou), used to reinforce the denial or contradiction of a statement or assumption.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the context of Koine Greek, which was the common language of the Eastern Mediterranean from the time of Alexander the Great until the Byzantine Empire, "οὐχί" was used to convey a strong negation. This form of speech was common in both everyday language and in the rhetorical style of the time, which often employed questions to make a point more forcefully. In the New Testament, this particle is used to challenge assumptions, correct misunderstandings, or emphasize a truth.
HELPS Word-studies
3780ouxí (an emphatic negative adverb, intensifying3756/ou, "not"; seeR, 1157) – properlydefinitely not,absolutely out of the question!
3780 (ouxi) is always emphatic,denying (dismissing) what isentirely non-factual – meaning "definitely not!" (G. Archer).
["The base,ou, is made stronger by-xi (ouxi, as in Lk 1:60). Brugmann considersouxi an intensive particle and different from the Homericki (ou-ki)" (R, 1164).]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originintens. of
ou,Definitionnot, not at all
NASB Translationfail (1), no (6), no indeed (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3780: οὐχίοὐχί, equivalent to
οὐ,
not, but stronger (cf.
νυνί at the beginning);
a. in simple negative sentences,by no means, not at all (A. V.not):John 13:10;John 14:22;1 Corinthians 5:2;1 Corinthians 6:1; followed byἀλλά,1 Corinthians 10:29;2 Corinthians 10:13 (LTTrWHοὐκ); in denials or contradictions (A. V.nay; not so),Luke 1:60;Luke 12:51;Luke 13:3, 5;Luke 16:30;Romans 3:27.
b. in a question, Latinnonne? (asking what no one denies to be true):Matthew 5:46;Matthew 10:29;Matthew 13:27;Matthew 20:13;Luke 6:39;Luke 17:17 (LTrWHοὐχ);;John 11:9;Acts 2:7TrWH text;Romans 2:26 (LTTrWHοὐχ);1 Corinthians 1:20;Hebrews 1:14, etc.; (theSept. forהֲלֹא,Genesis 40:8;Judges 4:6);ἀλλ'οὐχί, will henot rather,Luke 17:8.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
not, nayIntensive ofou; not indeed -- nay, not.
see GREEKou
Forms and Transliterations
ουχ οὐχ Ουχι ουχί ούχι Οὐχί οὐχὶ ouch Ouchi Ouchí ouchìLinks
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