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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3364. οὐ (ou mé) -- not at all, never, by no means</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3364.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/13-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3364.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3364</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3363.htm" title="3363">◄</a> 3364. ou mé <a href="../greek/3365.htm" title="3365">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ou mé: not at all, never, by no means</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">οὐ μή</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Particle<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ou mé<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>oo may<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(oo may)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>not at all, never, by no means<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>anymore, at all, neither, never<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A combination of οὐ (G3756) and μή (G3361), both of which are Greek particles of negation.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct equivalent in Hebrew for the Greek "οὐ μή," similar emphatic negations can be found using combinations of Hebrew particles such as לֹא (H3808) and אַל (H408).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The phrase "οὐ μή" is a strong double negative in Greek, used to express an emphatic denial or negation. It is often translated as "never" or "by no means" in English. This construction is used to convey absolute certainty that something will not happen or is not true. It is typically found in contexts where the speaker wants to emphasize the impossibility or improbability of an event or action.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In Koine Greek, the use of double negatives like "οὐ μή" was a common rhetorical device to strengthen the negation. Unlike in English, where double negatives can create a positive, in Greek, they serve to intensify the negative statement. This construction is often found in prophetic or eschatological contexts within the New Testament, underscoring the certainty of God's promises or judgments.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3364</b> <i>ou mḗ</i> (from <a href="/greek/3756.htm">3756</a> <i>/ou</i>, " <i>not</i> a fact" and <a href="/greek/3361.htm">3361</a> <i>/mḗ</i>, "<i>not</i> a possibility") – a <i>double negative</i> which <i>emphatically</i> conveys, "<i>not a fact</i> . . . <i>not even a possibility</i>!" – literally, "<i>no</i>, <i>no</i>!"</p><p class="discovery">[In <i>English</i>, a double negative has a <i>positive</i> meaning. In <i>Greek</i>, a <i>double</i> negative is <i>extra-emphatic</i>, expressing very <i>dramatic</i>, <i>forceful</i> negation.]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>see <a href="/greek/3756.htm">ou,</a> and <a href="/greek/3361.htm">mé</a>. <p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>anymore, at all, neither, never<p>I.e. <a href="/greek/3756.htm">ou</a> and <a href="/greek/3361.htm">me</a>; a double negative strengthening the denial; not at all -- any more, at all, by any (no) means, neither, never, no (at all), in no case (wise), nor ever, not (at all, in any wise). Compare <a href="/greek/3378.htm">me ouk</a>. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3361.htm">me</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3378.htm">me ouk</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3756.htm">ou</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ου<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><a href="/greek/metriopathein_3356.htm">μετριοπαθεῖν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/metrio_s_3357.htm">μετρίως — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/metro__3358.htm">μέτρῳ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/metron_3358.htm">μέτρον — 8 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/metrou_3358.htm">μέτρου — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/meto_po_n_3359.htm">μετώπων — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/meto_pon_3359.htm">μέτωπον — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/meto_pou_3359.htm">μετώπου — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/mechri_3360.htm">μέχρι — 15 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/mechris_3360.htm">μέχρις — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/me_damo_s_3365.htm">Μηδαμῶς — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/me_d_3366.htm">μηδ' — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/me_de_3366.htm">μηδὲ — 56 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/me_deis_3367.htm">μηδεὶς — 15 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/me_demian_3367.htm">μηδεμίαν — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/me_den_3367.htm">Μηδὲν — 35 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/me_dena_3367.htm">Μηδένα — 9 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/me_deni_3367.htm">μηδενὶ — 21 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/me_denos_3367.htm">μηδενὸς — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/me_then_3367.htm">μηθὲν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3363.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3363"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3363" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3365.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3365"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3365" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>