οὐ | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

οὐ — the standard negation particle meaning “not” or “no,” used to negate a statement or verb in the indicative and other moods; it expresses simple negation, in contrast to μή, which governs prohibition or non-fact in certain contexts.

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Grammatical Analysis

"οὐ"

Function: negative particle used with the indicative (and generally with non‑modal, factual statements); expresses simple negation, often of objective fact

Related Forms of οὐ

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Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

οὔ particle ouk adverb (negation particle) κοὐκ particle (crasis of conjunction + particle) ου particle οὐκ particle (negative)

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