#37 · 499× in the NT · conjunction
οὖν
therefore, then, so
History
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In the NT
ἀφῆκεν οὖν τὴν ὑδρίαν αὐτῆς ἡ γυνή
so the woman left her water jar
John 4:28 · dictionary form
ἔρχεται οὖν εἰς πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας
so he comes to a town of Samaria
John 4:5
ἐγένετο οὖν ζήτησις ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν Ἰωάννου
then a dispute arose from John’s disciples
John 3:25
Morphology
Postpositive inferential particle
Draws a conclusion or resumes the narrative. Never first in its clause.
Postpositive inferential ‘therefore / then / so’. Picks up the next step of an argument or a narrative.
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 8, pp. 67–78 (vocab)
- Smyth §2955
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.