"not yet, never yet, never, Jn. 7:39; 19:41; 20:9; Acts 8:16*"
Definition and meaning
not yet, never yet, never, Jn. 7:39; 19:41; 20:9; Acts 8:16*
In the original Greek the word is written: οὐδέπω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of oudepo (G3764) across the King James Bible.
And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
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Common questions
Strong's G3764 (oudepo) is a Greek word that means: not yet, never yet, never, Jn. 7:39; 19:41; 20:9; Acts 8:16* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word oudepo (G3764) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3764 is oudepo, a Greek word defined as: not yet, never yet, never, Jn. 7:39; 19:41; 20:9; Acts 8:16*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
oudepo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.