Mē μή
| μή | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mē |
| Strong's number | G3361 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | particle |
| Gloss | not |
| Occurrences | 1085 in 953 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (130) |
Mē (Greek μή, Strong's G3361) is a Greek particle meaning “not”. It occurs 1085 times in 953 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
subjective negative particle,
used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as distinct from an absolute negation. As a general rule, οὐ negatives the indic, μή the other moods, incl, ptcp. [In LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,אַל ]
I. As a neg. adv., not;
1. with ref. to thought or opinion: Jhn.3:18, Tit.1:11, 2Pe.1:9.
2. In delib. questions, with subjc. (M, Pr., 185): Mrk.12:14, Rom.3:8.
3. In conditional and final sentences, after εἰ, ἐάν, ἄν, ἵνα, ὅπως: Mat.10:14, Mrk.6:11 12:19, Luk.9:5, Jhn.6:50, Rom.11:25, al.
4. C. inf. (see M, Pr., 234f., 239, 255),
(a) after verbs of saying, etc.: Mat.2:12 5:34, Mrk.12:18, Act.15:38, Rom.2:21, al.;
(b) with artic. inf.: after a prep., Mat.13:5, Mrk.4:5, Act.7:19, 1Co.10:6, al.; without a prep., Rom.14:13, 2Co.2:1, 13 1Th 4:6;
(with) in sentences expressing consequence, after ὥστε: Mat.8:28, Mrk.3:20, 1Co.1:7, 2Co.3:7, al.
5. C. ptcp. (see M, Pr., 231f., 239), in hypothetical references to persons of a certain character or description: Mat.10:28 12:30, Luk.6:49, Jhn.3:18, Rom.4:5, 1Co.7:38, 1Jn.3:10, al.; where the person or thing being definite, the denial is a matter of opinion: Jhn.6:64, 1Co.1:28 4:7, 18, 2Co.5:21, al.; where the ptcp. has a concessive, causal or conditional force, if, though, because not: Mat.18:25, Luk.2:45, Jhn.7:49, Act.9:26, Rom.2:14 5:13, 2Co.3:14, Gal.6:9, Ju 5; where the ptcp. has a descriptive force (being such as), not: Act.9:9, Rom.1:28, 1Co.10:33, Gal.4:8, Heb.12:27, al.
6. μή prohibitive, in indep. sentences,
(a) with subjc. praes., 1 of person(s) pl.: Gal.5:26 6:9, 1Th.5:6, 1Jn.3:18;
(b) with imperat. praes., usually where one is bidden to desist from what has already begun (cf. M, Pr., 122ff.): Mat.7:1, Mrk.5:36, Luk.6:30, Jhn.2:16 5:45, Act.10:15, Rom.11:18, Jas.2:1, Rev.5:5, al.;
(with) forbidding that which is still future: with imperat. aor., 3 of person(s), Mat.24:18, Mrk.13:15, Luk.17:31, al.; with subjc. aor., 2 of person(s), Mat.3:9 10:26, Mrk.5:7, Luk.6:29, Jhn.3:7, Rom.10:6, al.;
(d) with optative, in wishes: 2Ti.4:16 (LXX); μὴ γένοιτο (see M, Pr., 194; Bl., §66, 1), Luk.20:16, Rom.3:3, al.; μή τις, Mrk.13:5, al.
II. As a conj.,
1. after verbs of fearing, caution, etc., that, lest, perhaps (M, Pr., 192f.): with subjc. praes., Heb.12:15; with subjc. aor., Mat.24:4, Mrk.13:5, Luk.21:8, Act.13:40, Gal.5:15, al.; ὅρα μή (see M, Pr., 124, 178), elliptically, Rev.19:10 22:9; with indic, fut. (M, Pr., l.with), Col.2:8.
2. in order that not: with subjc. aor., Mrk.13:36, 2Co.8:20 12:6.
III. Interrogative, in hesitant questions (M, Pr., 170), or where a negative answer is expected: Mat.7:9, 10, Mrk.2:19, Jhn.3:4, Rom.3:3 10:18, 19, 1Co.1:13, al.; μή τις, Luk.22:35, al.; before οὐ (Rom.10:17, al. in Pl.), expecting an affirm, ans.; οὐ μή, Luk.18:7, Jhn.18:11.
IV. οὐ μή as emphatic negation (cf. M, Pr., 188, 190ff.; Bl. §64, 5), not at all, by no means: with indic, fut., Mat.16:22, Jhn.6:35, Heb.10:17, al.; with subjc. aor., Mat.24:2, Mrk.13:2, Luk.6:37, Jhn.13:8, 1Co.8:13, al.
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | not (607), no (60), lest (35), except (11), neither (8), all (7), nothing (5), else (4), save (4), none (4), did (3), wise (2), and 24 other renderings |
|---|---|
| BSB | not (280), no (45), without (18), otherwise (9), no one (7), none (5), stop (4), never (3), nothing (3), neither (3), avoid (3), do not (2), and 18 other renderings |
Verses
Mē occurs in 953 verses, listed here by reference.
Matthew (125): 1:19, 1:20, 2:12, 3:9, 3:10, 4:6, 5:13, 5:17, 5:18, 5:20, 5:25, 5:26, 5:29, 5:30, 5:34, 5:39, 5:42, 6:1, 6:2, 6:3, 6:7, 6:8, 6:13, 6:15, 6:16, 6:18, 6:19, 6:25, 6:31, 6:34, 7:1, 7:6, 7:9, 7:10, 7:19, 7:26, 8:28, 9:15, 9:17, 9:36, 10:5, 10:9, 10:10, 10:13, 10:14, 10:19, 10:23, 10:26, 10:28, 10:31, 10:34, 10:42, 11:6, 11:23, 11:27, 12:4, 12:16, 12:24, 12:29, 12:30, 12:39, 13:5, 13:6, 13:14, 13:15, 13:19, 13:29, 13:57, 14:17, 14:27, 15:6, 15:24, 15:32, 16:4, 16:22, 16:28, 17:7, 17:8, 17:21, 17:27, 18:3, 18:10, 18:13, 18:16, 18:25, 18:35, 19:6, 19:9, 19:14, 19:17, 21:19, 21:21, 22:12, 22:23, 22:24, 22:25, 22:29, 23:3, 23:8, 23:9, 23:23, 23:39, 24:2, 24:4, 24:6, 24:17, 24:18, 24:20, 24:21, 24:22, 24:23, 24:26, 24:34, 24:35, 24:36, 25:9, 25:29, 26:5, 26:29, 26:35, 26:41, 26:42, 27:64, 28:5, 28:10
Mark (67): 2:4, 2:7, 2:19, 2:21, 2:22, 2:26, 3:9, 3:12, 3:20, 3:27, 4:5, 4:6, 4:12, 4:22, 5:7, 5:10, 5:36, 5:37, 6:4, 6:5, 6:8, 6:9, 6:11, 6:34, 6:50, 7:3, 7:4, 8:1, 8:14, 9:1, 9:9, 9:29, 9:39, 9:41, 10:9, 10:14, 10:15, 10:18, 10:19, 10:30, 11:13, 11:23, 12:15, 12:18, 12:19, 12:21, 12:24, 13:2, 13:5, 13:7, 13:11, 13:15, 13:16, 13:18, 13:19, 13:20, 13:21, 13:30, 13:31, 13:32, 13:36, 14:2, 14:25, 14:31, 14:38, 16:6, 16:18
Luke (130): 1:13, 1:15, 1:20, 1:30, 2:10, 2:26, 2:45, 3:8, 3:9, 3:11, 3:15, 4:11, 4:26, 4:27, 4:42, 5:10, 5:19, 5:21, 5:34, 5:36, 5:37, 6:4, 6:29, 6:30, 6:37, 6:49, 7:6, 7:13, 7:23, 7:30, 7:33, 7:42, 8:6, 8:10, 8:12, 8:17, 8:18, 8:28, 8:31, 8:50, 8:51, 8:52, 9:5, 9:27, 9:33, 9:45, 9:50, 10:4, 10:6, 10:7, 10:10, 10:15, 10:19, 10:20, 10:22, 11:4, 11:7, 11:11, 11:12, 11:23, 11:24, 11:29, 11:35, 11:36, 11:42, 12:4, 12:7, 12:11, 12:21, 12:22, 12:29, 12:32, 12:33, 12:47, 12:48, 12:58, 12:59, 13:3, 13:5, 13:9, 13:11, 13:14, 13:35, 14:8, 14:12, 14:29, 14:32, 16:26, 16:28, 17:1, 17:9, 17:18, 17:23, 17:31, 18:1, 18:2, 18:5, 18:7, 18:16, 18:17, 18:19, 18:20, 18:30, 19:26, 19:27, 20:7, 20:16, 20:27, 21:8, 21:9, 21:14, 21:18, 21:21, 21:32, 21:33, 21:34, 22:16, 22:18, 22:32, 22:34, 22:35, 22:36, 22:40, 22:42, 22:46, 22:67, 22:68, 23:28, 24:16, 24:23
John (112): 2:16, 3:2, 3:3, 3:4, 3:5, 3:7, 3:13, 3:15, 3:16, 3:18, 3:20, 3:27, 4:12, 4:14, 4:15, 4:33, 4:48, 5:14, 5:19, 5:23, 5:28, 5:45, 6:12, 6:20, 6:22, 6:27, 6:35, 6:37, 6:39, 6:43, 6:44, 6:46, 6:50, 6:53, 6:64, 6:65, 6:67, 7:15, 7:23, 7:24, 7:26, 7:31, 7:35, 7:41, 7:47, 7:48, 7:49, 7:51, 7:52, 8:12, 8:24, 8:51, 8:52, 8:53, 9:27, 9:33, 9:39, 9:40, 10:1, 10:5, 10:10, 10:21, 10:28, 10:37, 10:38, 11:26, 11:37, 11:50, 11:56, 12:15, 12:24, 12:35, 12:40, 12:42, 12:46, 12:47, 12:48, 13:8, 13:9, 13:10, 13:38, 14:1, 14:2, 14:6, 14:11, 14:24, 14:27, 15:2, 15:4, 15:6, 15:22, 15:24, 16:1, 16:7, 17:12, 18:11, 18:17, 18:25, 18:28, 18:30, 18:36, 18:40, 19:11, 19:15, 19:21, 19:24, 19:31, 20:17, 20:25, 20:27, 20:29, 21:5
Acts (65): 1:4, 1:20, 2:25, 3:23, 4:17, 4:18, 4:20, 5:7, 5:26, 5:28, 5:39, 5:40, 7:19, 7:28, 7:42, 7:60, 8:31, 9:9, 9:26, 9:38, 10:15, 10:47, 11:9, 11:19, 12:19, 13:11, 13:40, 13:41, 14:18, 15:1, 15:19, 15:38, 17:6, 18:9, 19:31, 20:10, 20:16, 20:20, 20:22, 20:27, 20:29, 21:4, 21:12, 21:14, 21:21, 21:25, 21:34, 23:8, 23:9, 23:10, 23:21, 24:4, 25:24, 25:27, 26:32, 27:7, 27:15, 27:17, 27:21, 27:24, 27:29, 27:31, 27:42, 28:26, 28:27
Romans (68): 1:28, 2:14, 2:21, 2:22, 3:3, 3:4, 3:5, 3:6, 3:8, 3:31, 4:5, 4:8, 4:17, 4:19, 5:13, 5:14, 6:2, 6:12, 6:15, 7:3, 7:7, 7:13, 8:1, 8:4, 9:11, 9:14, 9:20, 9:29, 9:30, 10:6, 10:15, 10:18, 10:19, 10:20, 11:1, 11:8, 11:10, 11:11, 11:15, 11:18, 11:20, 11:21, 11:23, 11:25, 12:2, 12:3, 12:11, 12:14, 12:16, 12:19, 12:21, 13:1, 13:3, 13:8, 13:13, 13:14, 14:1, 14:3, 14:6, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:16, 14:20, 14:21, 14:22, 15:1, 15:20
1 Corinthians (82): 1:7, 1:10, 1:13, 1:14, 1:15, 1:17, 1:28, 1:29, 2:2, 2:5, 2:11, 4:5, 4:6, 4:7, 4:18, 5:8, 5:9, 5:11, 6:9, 6:15, 7:1, 7:5, 7:10, 7:11, 7:12, 7:13, 7:17, 7:18, 7:21, 7:23, 7:27, 7:29, 7:30, 7:31, 7:37, 7:38, 8:4, 8:8, 8:9, 8:13, 9:4, 9:5, 9:6, 9:8, 9:9, 9:12, 9:16, 9:18, 9:20, 9:21, 9:27, 10:6, 10:12, 10:13, 10:22, 10:28, 10:33, 11:22, 11:29, 11:32, 11:34, 12:3, 12:25, 12:29, 12:30, 13:1, 13:2, 13:3, 14:5, 14:6, 14:7, 14:9, 14:11, 14:20, 14:28, 14:39, 15:2, 15:33, 15:34, 15:36, 16:2, 16:11
2 Corinthians (43): 1:9, 2:1, 2:2, 2:3, 2:5, 2:7, 2:11, 2:13, 3:1, 3:7, 3:13, 3:14, 4:2, 4:4, 4:7, 4:18, 5:12, 5:19, 5:21, 6:1, 6:3, 6:9, 6:14, 6:17, 8:20, 9:3, 9:4, 9:5, 9:7, 10:2, 10:9, 10:14, 11:3, 11:16, 12:5, 12:6, 12:7, 12:13, 12:17, 12:20, 12:21, 13:7, 13:10
Galatians (23): 1:7, 1:19, 2:2, 2:16, 2:17, 3:1, 3:21, 4:8, 4:11, 4:18, 4:30, 5:1, 5:7, 5:13, 5:15, 5:16, 5:17, 5:26, 6:1, 6:7, 6:9, 6:12, 6:14
Ephesians (15): 2:9, 2:12, 3:13, 4:9, 4:26, 4:29, 4:30, 5:7, 5:11, 5:15, 5:17, 5:18, 5:27, 6:4, 6:6
Philippians (6): 1:28, 2:4, 2:12, 2:27, 3:9, 4:15
Colossians (10): 1:23, 2:8, 2:16, 2:18, 2:21, 3:2, 3:9, 3:19, 3:21, 3:22
1 Thessalonians (13): 1:8, 2:9, 2:15, 3:5, 4:5, 4:6, 4:13, 4:15, 5:3, 5:6, 5:15, 5:19, 5:20
2 Thessalonians (9): 1:8, 2:2, 2:3, 2:12, 3:6, 3:8, 3:13, 3:14, 3:15
1 Timothy (19): 1:3, 1:7, 1:20, 2:9, 3:3, 3:6, 3:7, 3:8, 3:11, 4:14, 5:1, 5:9, 5:13, 5:16, 5:19, 6:1, 6:2, 6:3, 6:17
2 Timothy (5): 1:8, 2:5, 2:14, 2:25, 4:16
Titus (9): 1:6, 1:7, 1:11, 1:14, 2:3, 2:5, 2:9, 2:10, 3:14
Hebrews (42): 2:1, 3:8, 3:12, 3:13, 3:15, 3:18, 4:1, 4:2, 4:7, 4:11, 4:15, 6:1, 6:12, 7:6, 8:11, 8:12, 9:8, 9:9, 9:17, 10:17, 10:25, 10:35, 11:3, 11:5, 11:8, 11:13, 11:27, 11:28, 11:40, 12:3, 12:5, 12:13, 12:15, 12:16, 12:19, 12:25, 12:27, 13:2, 13:5, 13:9, 13:16, 13:17
James (20): 1:5, 1:7, 1:16, 1:22, 1:26, 2:1, 2:11, 2:13, 2:14, 2:16, 2:17, 3:1, 3:12, 3:14, 4:2, 4:11, 4:17, 5:9, 5:12, 5:17
1 Peter (14): 1:8, 1:14, 2:6, 2:16, 3:6, 3:7, 3:9, 3:10, 3:14, 4:4, 4:12, 4:15, 4:16, 5:2
2 Peter (6): 1:9, 1:10, 2:21, 3:8, 3:9, 3:17
1 John (18): 2:1, 2:4, 2:15, 2:22, 2:28, 3:10, 3:13, 3:14, 3:18, 3:21, 4:1, 4:3, 4:8, 4:20, 5:5, 5:10, 5:12, 5:16
2 John (4): 1:7, 1:8, 1:9, 1:10
Revelation (41): 1:17, 2:5, 2:11, 2:16, 2:17, 2:22, 3:3, 3:5, 3:12, 3:18, 5:5, 6:6, 7:1, 7:3, 7:16, 8:12, 9:4, 9:5, 9:6, 9:20, 10:4, 11:2, 11:6, 13:15, 13:17, 14:3, 15:4, 16:15, 18:4, 18:7, 18:14, 18:21, 18:22, 18:23, 19:10, 19:12, 20:3, 21:25, 21:27, 22:9, 22:10
Notes
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