#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 pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.