Strong's Lexicon oute: Neither, nor Original Word: οὔτε Word Origin: A combination of οὐ (ou, meaning "not") and τε (te, meaning "and" or "also"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is וְלֹא (v'lo), which also serves to connect negative clauses, though direct one-to-one correspondence is not always present due to differences in language structure. Usage: The Greek conjunction "oute" is used to connect two or more negative clauses, indicating that neither of the connected elements is true or applicable. It serves to emphasize the negation of both parts of a statement, often used in contexts where multiple conditions or actions are being denied. 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, conjunctions like "oute" were essential for constructing complex sentences and expressing nuanced ideas. The use of "oute" reflects a logical and rhetorical style of argumentation that was prevalent in both secular and religious texts of the time. HELPS Word-studies 3777 oúte (a conjunction derived from 3756 /ou, "not, denying as a fact" and 5037 /té, "also") – properly, nor (both not), neither also. [3777 /oúte ("neither, nor") occurs 87 times in the critical text and 94 times in the Textus Receptus.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ou, and te Definition and not, neither NASB Translation either (4), neither (11), neither...nor (4), neither...nor (11), neither...nor...nor (1), never* (1), no...either (1), nor (32), nothing (1), or (9), useless* (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3777: οὔτεοὔτε (οὐ and τέ), an adjunctive negative conjunction (from Homer down) (differing fr., μήτε as οὐ does from μή (which see ad at the beginning), and from οὐδέ as μήτε does from μηδέ; see μήτε and οὐδέ), neither; and not. 1. Examples in which οὔτε stands singly: a. οὐ ... οὔτε, Revelation 12:8 Rec. (where G L T Tr WH οὐδέ); Revelation 20:4 R G (where L T Tr WH οὐδέ); οὐδείς ἄξιος εὑρέθη ἀνοῖξαι τό βιβλίον οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό, Revelation 5:4; cf. Winers Grammar, 491 (457); Buttmann, 367 (315); οὐ ... οὐδέ ... οὔτε, 1 Thessalonians 2:3 R G (where L T Tr WH more correctly οὐδέ) (Winers Grammar, 493 (459); Buttmann, 368 (315)); οὐδέ ... οὔτε (so that οὔτε answers only to the οὐ in οὐδέ), Galatians 1:12 R G T WH text (Winers Grammar, 492 (458); Buttmann, 366 (314)). b. οὔτε ... καί, like Latinneque ...et, neither ... and: John 4:11; 3 John 1:10 (Euripides, Iph. T. 591; but the more common Greek usage was οὐ ... τέ, cf. Klotz ad Devar. 2:2, p. 714; Passow, under the word, B. 2; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 4); Winers Grammar, § 55, 7; (Buttmann, § 149, 13 c.)). c. By a solecism οὔτε is put for οὐδέ, not ... even: 1 Corinthians 3:2 Rec. (where G L T Tr WH οὐδέ) (Winers Grammar, 493 (459); Buttmann, 367 (315); § 149, 13 f.); Mark 5:3 R G (where L T Tr WH have restored οὐδέ (Winers Grammar, 490 (456); Buttmann, as above)); Luke 12:26 R G (where L T Tr WH οὐδέ (Winers Grammar, as above and 478 (445); Buttmann, 347 (298))); οὔτε μετενόησαν, Revelation 9:20 R L Tr (where G WH text οὐ, T οὐδέ not ... even; WH marginal reading οὔτε or οὐδέ (cf. Buttmann, 367 (315))); after the question μή δύναται ... σῦκα; follows οὔτε ἁλυκόν γλυκύ ποιῆσαι ὕδωρ, James 3:12 G L T Tr WH (as though οὔτε δύναται ... σῦκα had previously been in the writer's mind (cf. Winers Grammar, 493 (459); Buttmann, as above)). 2. used twice or more, neither ... nor (Latinnec ...nec;neque ...neque): Matthew 6:20; Matthew 22:30; Mark 12:25; (Mark 14:68 L text T Tr WH); Luke 14:35 (34); John 4:21; John 5:37; John 8:19; John 9:3; Acts 15:10; Acts 19:37; Acts 25:8; Acts 28:21; Romans 8:38f (where οὔτε occurs ten times); 1 Corinthians 3:7; 1 Corinthians 6:9f; (οὔτε eight times (yet T WH Tr marginal reading the eighth time οὐ)); From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even -- neither, none, nor (yet), (no, yet) not, nothing. see GREEK ou see GREEK te Englishman's Concordance Matthew 6:20 ConjGRK: οὐρανῷ ὅπου οὔτε σὴς οὔτε NAS: in heaven, where neither moth nor KJV: heaven, where neither moth nor INT: heaven where neither moth nor Matthew 6:20 Conj Matthew 12:32 Conj Matthew 12:32 Conj Matthew 22:30 Conj Matthew 22:30 Conj Mark 12:25 Conj Mark 12:25 Conj Mark 14:68 Conj Mark 14:68 Conj Luke 14:35 Conj Luke 14:35 Conj Luke 20:35 Conj Luke 20:35 Conj John 4:11 Conj John 4:21 Conj John 4:21 Conj John 5:37 Conj John 5:37 Conj John 8:19 Conj John 8:19 Conj John 9:3 Conj John 9:3 Conj Acts 2:31 Conj Acts 2:31 Conj |
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