οὖν oun

Greek word for “therefore/then” · Strong’s G3767 · used 499 times in 490 verses

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Meaning

οὖν; particle; expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then:, al.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for oun in context, with how often each is used:

• therefore 387
• then 101
• then? 4
• is 2
• so 2
• for 1
• therefore is 1
• therefore! 1

Where it is used

Also in 11 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

John 18 (21), John 19 (20), John 6 (19), John 11 (19), John 8 (16), John 7 (14), John 4 (13), John 9 (13), John 12 (13), John 20 (11)

Forms

• οὖν 499

Words used with it

Words that share verses with oun more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• μέν men “on the other hand” 46
• Ἰουδαῖος Ioudaios “Jew” 40
• εἰ ei “if” 39
• ἐάν ean “if” 34
• μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 31
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 34
• οἶδα oida “to know” 27
• πῶς pōs “how?!” 21
• ἐκεῖνος ekeinos “that” 26
• πάλιν palin “again” 22
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 26
• Πιλᾶτος Pilatos “Pilate” 16

Key verses

The verses using oun that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 28:19 — Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
• John 21:15 — So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love…
• Acts 3:19 — Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
• Romans 5:1 — Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
• Romans 8:31 — What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
• Romans 12:1 — I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable…
• 2 Corinthians 7:1 — Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• 2 Corinthians 12:9 — And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities,…
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1 — Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye…
• Hebrews 13:15 — By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
• James 5:16 — Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
• Revelation 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.