οὐδέ
oude
nor
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word οὐδέ (oude) is a conjunction that means "nor." It is used to connect two clauses or phrases to indicate a negative relationship between them. In other words, οὐδέ is used to add a second negative element to a sentence, emphasizing the exclusion or absence of something. The word οὐδέ appears 145 times in the Bible, demonstrating its significant role in conveying meaning and nuance in Greek texts. Its usage ranges from simple sentences to more complex constructions, often used to convey a sense of contrast or exclusion. For example, in a sentence like "I do not eat meat, nor do I drink wine," οὐδέ connects the two clauses to emphasize the complete absence of these activities. The significance of οὐδέ lies in its ability to add depth and precision to language. By using οὐδέ, speakers and writers can convey a sense of absolute exclusion or negation, which can be crucial in conveying meaning and nuance in a variety of contexts.
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Occurrences in Scripture
145 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.
Matthew 6:15But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 6:20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;
Matthew 6:26See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
Matthew 6:26See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
Matthew 6:28Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,
Matthew 6:29yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
Matthew 7:18A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
Matthew 9:17Neither do people put new wine into old wine skins, or else the skins would burst, and the wine be spilled, and the skins ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wine skins, and both are preserved.”
Matthew 10:24“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
Matthew 11:27All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
Matthew 12:4how he entered into God’s house, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
Matthew 12:19He will not strive, nor shout; neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
Matthew 12:19He will not strive, nor shout; neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
Matthew 13:13Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see, and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand.
Matthew 16:9Don’t you yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
Matthew 16:10Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
Matthew 21:27They answered Jesus, and said, “We don’t know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you didn’t even repent afterward, that you might believe him.
Matthew 22:46No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward.
Matthew 23:13“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Matthew 24:21for then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.
Matthew 24:36But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Matthew 24:36But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
Matthew 25:45“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’
Matthew 27:14He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.
Mark 13:32But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Mark 13:32But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Mark 4:22For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.
Mark 5:3He lived in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains,
Mark 6:31He said to them, “You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Mark 8:17Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?
Mark 11:26But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions.”
Mark 11:33They answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Jesus said to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Mark 12:10Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner.
Mark 14:59Even so, their testimony didn’t agree.
Mark 16:13They went away and told it to the rest. They didn’t believe them, either.
Luke 6:3Jesus, answering them, said, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him;
Luke 6:43For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit.
Luke 6:44For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don’t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.
Luke 7:7Therefore I didn’t even think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant will be healed.
Luke 7:9When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude who followed him, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.”
Luke 8:17For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed; nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
Luke 11:33“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.
Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
Luke 12:26If then you aren’t able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?
Luke 12:27Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Luke 12:27Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.