μή, 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)
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G3361 — μή
mē · not · Greek
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Matthew 1:19 · μὴBecause Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.Matthew 1:20 · μὴBut after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.Matthew 2:12 · μὴAnd having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.Matthew 3:9 · μὴAnd do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.Matthew 3:10 · μὴThe axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.Matthew 4:6 · μήποτε“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”Matthew 5:13 · μὴYou are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.Matthew 5:17 · ΜὴDo not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.Matthew 5:18 · μὴFor I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.Matthew 5:20 · μὴ · μὴFor I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 5:25 · μήποτέReconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.Matthew 5:26 · μὴTruly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.Matthew 5:29 · μὴIf your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.Matthew 5:30 · μὴAnd if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.Matthew 5:34 · μὴBut I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;Matthew 5:39 · μὴBut I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;Matthew 5:42 · μὴGive to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.Matthew 6:1 · μὴ · μή“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.Matthew 6:2 · μὴSo when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.Matthew 6:3 · μὴBut when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,Matthew 6:7 · μὴAnd when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.Matthew 6:8 · μὴDo not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.Matthew 6:13 · μὴAnd lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’Matthew 6:15 · μὴBut if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.Matthew 6:16 · μὴWhen you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.Matthew 6:18 · μὴso that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Matthew 6:19 · ΜὴDo not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.Matthew 6:25 · μὴTherefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?Matthew 6:31 · μὴTherefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’Matthew 6:34 · μὴTherefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.Matthew 7:1 · Μὴ · μὴ“Do not judge, or you will be judged.Matthew 7:6 · Μὴ · μήποτεDo not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.Matthew 7:9 · μὴWhich of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?Matthew 7:10 · μὴOr if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?Matthew 7:19 · μὴEvery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.Matthew 7:26 · μὴBut everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.Matthew 8:28 · μὴWhen Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.Matthew 9:15 · μὴJesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.Matthew 9:17 · μήNeither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”Matthew 9:36 · μὴWhen He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.Matthew 10:5 · μὴ · μὴThese twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.Matthew 10:9 · ΜὴDo not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.Matthew 10:10 · μὴTake no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.Matthew 10:13 · μὴIf the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you.Matthew 10:14 · μὴAnd if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.Matthew 10:19 · μὴBut when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.Matthew 10:23 · μὴWhen they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.Matthew 10:26 · μὴSo do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.Matthew 10:28 · μὴ · μὴDo not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.Matthew 10:31 · μὴSo do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.Matthew 10:34 · ΜὴDo not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.Matthew 10:42 · μὴAnd if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”Matthew 11:6 · μὴBlessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”Matthew 11:23 · μὴAnd you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.Matthew 11:27 · μὴ · μὴAll things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.Matthew 12:4 · μὴHe entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.Matthew 12:16 · μὴwarning them not to make Him known.Matthew 12:24 · μὴBut when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”Matthew 12:29 · μὴOr again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.Matthew 12:30 · μὴ · μὴHe who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.Matthew 12:39 · μὴJesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.Matthew 13:5 · μὴSome fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.Matthew 13:6 · μὴBut when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.Matthew 13:14 · μὴ · μὴIn them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.Matthew 13:15 · μήποτεFor this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’Matthew 13:19 · μὴWhen anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.Matthew 13:29 · μήποτε‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.Matthew 13:57 · μὴAnd they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”Matthew 14:17 · μὴ“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.Matthew 14:27 · μὴBut Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”Matthew 15:6 · μὴhe need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.Matthew 15:24 · μὴHe answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”Matthew 15:32 · μήποτεThen Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”Matthew 16:4 · μὴA wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.Matthew 16:22 · μὴPeter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”Matthew 16:28 · μὴTruly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”Matthew 17:7 · μὴThen Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”Matthew 17:8 · μὴAnd when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.Matthew 17:27 · μὴ“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”Matthew 18:3 · μὴ · μὴ“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 18:10 · μὴSee that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.Matthew 18:13 · μὴAnd if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.Matthew 18:16 · μὴBut if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’Matthew 18:25 · μὴSince the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.Matthew 18:35 · μὴThat is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”Matthew 19:6 · μὴSo they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”Matthew 19:9 · μὴNow I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”Matthew 19:14 · μὴBut Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”Matthew 21:19 · μὴSeeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.Matthew 21:21 · μὴ“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.Matthew 22:12 · μὴ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.Matthew 22:23 · μὴThat same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.Matthew 22:24 · μὴ“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.Matthew 22:25 · μὴNow there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.Matthew 22:29 · μὴJesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.Matthew 23:3 · μὴSo practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.Matthew 23:8 · μὴBut you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.Matthew 23:9 · μὴAnd do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.Matthew 23:23 · μὴWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.Matthew 23:39 · μήFor I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”Matthew 24:2 · μὴ“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”Matthew 24:4 · μήJesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.Matthew 24:6 · μὴYou will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.Matthew 24:17 · μὴLet no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.Matthew 24:18 · μὴAnd let no one in the field return for his cloak.Matthew 24:20 · μὴPray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.Matthew 24:21 · μὴFor at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.Matthew 24:22 · μὴIf those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.Matthew 24:23 · μὴAt that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.Matthew 24:26 · μὴ · μὴSo if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.Matthew 24:34 · μὴTruly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.Matthew 24:35 · μὴHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.Matthew 24:36 · μὴNo one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.Matthew 25:9 · μήποτε · μὴ‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’Matthew 25:29 · μὴFor everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.Matthew 26:5 · μὴ · μὴ“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”Matthew 26:29 · μὴI tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”Matthew 26:35 · μήPeter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.Matthew 26:41 · μὴ“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”Matthew 26:42 · μὴA second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”Matthew 27:64 · μήποτεSo give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”Matthew 28:5 · μὴBut the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.Matthew 28:10 · μὴ“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”Mark 2:4 · μὴSince they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.Mark 2:7 · μὴ“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”Mark 2:19 · μὴJesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.Mark 2:21 · μή,No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.Mark 2:22 · μή,And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”Mark 2:26 · μὴDuring the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”Mark 3:9 · μὴJesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.Mark 3:12 · μὴBut He warned them sternly not to make Him known.Mark 3:20 · μὴThen Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.Mark 3:27 · μὴIndeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.Mark 4:5 · μὴSome fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.Mark 4:6 · μὴBut when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.Mark 4:12 · μὴ · μὴ · μήποτεso that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”Mark 4:22 · μὴFor there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.Mark 5:7 · μήAnd he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”Mark 5:10 · μὴAnd he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.Mark 5:36 · μὴBut Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”Mark 5:37 · μὴAnd He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.Mark 6:4 · μὴThen Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”Mark 6:5 · μὴSo He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.Mark 6:8 · μὴ · μὴ · μὴ · μὴHe instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—Mark 6:9 · μὴand to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.Mark 6:11 · μὴIf anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”Mark 6:34 · μὴWhen Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.Mark 6:50 · μὴfor they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”Mark 7:3 · μὴNow in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.Mark 7:4 · μὴAnd on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
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