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οὖν

ountherefore/thenHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentConjunction503 occurrences23 books493 verses

Definition

οὖν,

particle

expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then: Matthew 3:10, Luke 3:9, John 8:38, Acts 1:21, Romans 5:9, al.; in exhortations, Matthew 3:8, Luke 11:35, Acts 3:19, Romans 6:12, al.; in questions, Matthew 13:28, Mark 15:12, Jhn.8:[5], Romans 6:1, al.; continuing a narrative or resuming it after a digression, Matthew 1:17, Luke 3:18, John 1:22; 2:18 (and very frequently in this Gospel), Acts 26:22, al.; ἄρα οὖν (see: ἄρα); ἐπεὶ οὖν, Hebrews 2:14; οὖν with ptcp. (= ἐπεὶ οὖν), Acts 2:30, Romans 5:1, al.; ἐὰν οὖν (where οὖν rather in sense belongs to the apodosis), Matthew 5:23, Luke 4:7, John 6:62, Romans 2:26, al.; ὡς οὖν, John 4:1, al.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as οὖν:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

503 total
  1. Matthew 1:17οὖν · then
    In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
  2. Matthew 3:8οὖν · then
    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
  3. Matthew 3:10οὖν · and
    The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
  4. Matthew 5:19οὖν · So then
    So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
  5. Matthew 5:23οὖν · So
    So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
  6. Matthew 5:48οὖν · therefore
    Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
  7. Matthew 6:2οὖν · So
    So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  8. Matthew 6:8οὖν
    Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
  9. Matthew 6:9οὖν · So then
    So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
  10. Matthew 6:22οὖν
    The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.
  11. Matthew 6:23οὖν · then
    But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
  12. Matthew 6:31οὖν · Therefore
    Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
  13. Matthew 6:34οὖν · Therefore
    Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
  14. Matthew 7:11οὖν · So
    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
  15. Matthew 7:12οὖν · then
    In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
  16. Matthew 7:24οὖν · Therefore
    Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
  17. Matthew 9:38οὖν · therefore
    Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”
  18. Matthew 10:16οὖν · therefore
    Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
  19. Matthew 10:26οὖν · So
    So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
  20. Matthew 10:31οὖν · So
    So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
  21. Matthew 10:32οὖν · Therefore
    Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
  22. Matthew 12:12οὖν
    How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
  23. Matthew 12:26οὖν · then
    If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
  24. Matthew 13:18οὖν · then
    Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
  25. Matthew 13:27οὖν · then
    The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
  26. Matthew 13:28οὖν
    ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
  27. Matthew 13:40οὖν
    As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
  28. Matthew 13:56οὖν · then
    Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
  29. Matthew 14:15οὖν
    When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
  30. Matthew 17:10οὖν · then
    The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
  31. Matthew 18:4οὖν · Therefore
    Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  32. Matthew 18:26οὖν · Then
    Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
  33. Matthew 18:29οὖν · So
    So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
  34. Matthew 18:31οὖν · [When]
    When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
  35. Matthew 19:6οὖν · Therefore
    So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
  36. Matthew 19:7οὖν · then
    “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
  37. Matthew 21:25οὖν · then
    What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
  38. Matthew 21:40οὖν · Therefore
    Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
  39. Matthew 22:9οὖν · therefore
    Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
  40. Matthew 22:17οὖν · So
    So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
  41. Matthew 22:21οὖν · So
    “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
  42. Matthew 22:28οὖν · then
    In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”
  43. Matthew 22:43οὖν · then
    Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
  44. Matthew 22:45οὖν · So
    So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”
  45. Matthew 23:3οὖν · So
    So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
  46. Matthew 23:20οὖν · So then
    So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
  47. Matthew 24:15οὖν · So
    So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
  48. Matthew 24:26οὖν · So
    So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
  49. Matthew 24:42οὖν · Therefore
    Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
  50. Matthew 25:13οὖν · Therefore
    Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.