◄ 3766. oukoun ►
Strong's Concordance oukoun: therefore, so then Original Word: οὐκοῦν Part of Speech: Adverb, Negative Transliteration: oukoun Phonetic Spelling: (ook-oon') Short Definition: not therefore Definition: therefore, so then. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3766: οὐκοῦν οὐκοῦν (from οὐκ and οὖν), adverb, not therefore; and since a speaker often introduces in this way his own opinion (see Krüger, as below), the particle is used affirmatively, therefore, then, the force of the negative disappearing. Hence, the saying of Pilate οὐκοῦν βασιλεύς εἰ σύ must be taken affirmatively: "then (since thou speakest of thy βασιλεία) thou art a king!" (German alsobist du doch ein König!), John 18:37 (cf. Buttmann, 249 (214)); but it is better to write οὐκοῦν, so that Pilate, arguing from the words of Christ, asks, not without irony, art thou not a king then? or in any case, thou art a king, art thou not? cf. Winer's Grammar, 512 (477). The difference between οὐκοῦν and οὐκοῦν is differently stated by different writers; cf. Herm. ad Vig., p. 792ff; Krüger, § 69, 51, 1 and 2; Kühner, § 508, 5 ii., p. 715ff, also the 3rd excurs. appended to his edition of Xenophon, memor.; (Bäumlein, Partikeln, pp. 191-198). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance then. From ou and oun; is it not therefore that, i.e. (affirmatively) hence or so -- then. see GREEK ou see GREEK oun Forms and Transliterations ου Ουκουν ουκούν Οὐκοῦν ουλή ουλής Oukoun Oukoûn Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 3766 1 Occurrence Οὐκοῦν — 1 Occ. John 18:37 Adv GRK: ὁ Πιλᾶτος Οὐκοῦν βασιλεὺς εἶ NAS: said to Him, So You are a king? KJV: thou a king then? Jesus answered, INT: Pilate Then a king are 1 Occurrence