For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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μή
Vocabulary form:
μή
Definition:
not, lest
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
1,042
GK:
3590
Mnemonics:
He may or may not!
Notes:
Has the same basic meaning as ouj but is used in different situations that we will discuss later.
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 12:29 | And you, do not (mē | μή | particle) have as an overriding concern what to eat and what to drink; do not (mē | μή | particle) let such things bother you. |
| Luke 12:32 | Do not (mē | μή | particle) be afraid, little flock, because your Father has determined in his pleasure to give you the kingdom. |
| Luke 12:33 | Sell your possessions and give alms. Make for yourselves moneybags that do not (mē | μή | particle) wear out, a treasure unfailing in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. |
| Luke 12:47 | “And that servant who knew his master’s will but did not (mē | μή | particle) get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many blows. |
| Luke 12:48 | But the one who did not (mē | μή | particle) know, and did things worthy of blows, will be beaten with few blows. Everyone to whom much was given, much will be required from him, and to whom much was handed over, they will ask more of him. |
| Luke 12:59 | I say to you, you will certainly not get out of there until you have paid the last penny.” |
| Luke 13:3 | No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. |
| Luke 13:5 | No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.” |
| Luke 13:9 | Perhaps it will bear fruit next year; but if not (mē | μή | particle), you may remove it.’” |
| Luke 13:11 | and there was a woman there who had had a spirit of weakness for eighteen years. She was bent over and not (mē | μή | particle) able to straighten up at all. |
| Luke 13:14 | Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the ruler of the synagogue said to the crowd, “There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not (mē | μή | particle) on the Sabbath day.” |
| Luke 13:35 | Behold, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’” |
| Luke 14:8 | “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not (mē | μή | particle) take a seat in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host, |
| Luke 14:12 | Then he also said to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner do not (mē | μή | particle) invite your friends, or your brothers, or or rich neighbors, in case they also invite you in return, and there would be a repayment to you. |
| Luke 14:29 | otherwise, when he has laid the foundation and is not (mē | μή | particle) able to complete the tower, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, |
| Luke 14:32 | And if not (mē | μή | particle), while he is yet a great way off, he will send a delegation and ask for terms of peace. |
| Luke 16:26 | Besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been put in place, so that those wishing to cross over from here to you are not (mē | μή | particle) able, and no one can cross from there to us.’ |
| Luke 16:28 | (for I have five brothers), that he might warn them so that they might not (mē | μή | particle) come as well into this place of torment.’ |
| Luke 17:1 | And he said to his disciples, “It is inevitable that occasions for stumbling will come, but woe to the one through whom they come! |
| Luke 17:9 | Does he express thanks to the servant because he did the things that were commanded? |
| Luke 17:18 | Were they not found, so as to return and give praise to God, except this foreigner?” |
| Luke 17:23 | And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or, ‘Look, here!’ Do not (mē | μή | particle) go out or pursue them. |
| Luke 17:31 | “On that day the one who is on the housetop, and his belongings are in the house, must not (mē | μή | particle) go down to get them, and likewise the one who is in the field must not (mē | μή | particle) turn back. |
| Luke 18:1 | Then Jesus told them a parable to the effect that they should continue to pray at all times and never (mē | μή | particle) give up. |
| Luke 18:2 | He said, “There was a certain judge in a certain city who neither (mē | μή | particle) feared God nor (mē | μή | particle) had any regard for people. |
| Luke 18:5 | yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will vindicate her, so that by her coming she will not (mē | μή | particle) ultimately wear me out.’” |
| Luke 18:7 | Will not God certainly vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night, and have patience with them? |
| Luke 18:16 | But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not (mē | μή | particle) stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. |
| Luke 18:17 | I tell you the truth, whoever does not (mē | μή | particle) receive the kingdom of God like a child shall certainly never enter it.” |
| Luke 18:19 | And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one — God. |
| Luke 18:20 | You know the commandments: ‘You shall not (mē | μή | particle) commit adultery; You shall not (mē | μή | particle) murder; You shall not (mē | μή | particle) steal; You shall not (mē | μή | particle) bear false witness; Honor your father and mother.’ |
| Luke 18:30 | who will not receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life.” |
| Luke 19:26 | I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given; but from the one who does not (mē | μή | particle) have, even what he has will be taken away. |
| Luke 19:27 | But as for these enemies of mine who did not (mē | μή | particle) want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.” |
| Luke 20:7 | So they replied that they did not (mē | μή | particle) know where it was from. |
| Luke 20:16 | He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” (mē | μή | particle) |
| Luke 20:27 | Now some Sadducees (who deny there is a resurrection) came up and questioned him, |
| Luke 21:8 | And he said, “See that you are not (mē | μή | conj) led astray! For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not (mē | μή | conj) go after them. |
| Luke 21:9 | When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not (mē | μή | particle) be terrified, for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.” |
| Luke 21:14 | So determine in your hearts not (mē | μή | particle) to rehearse beforehand how to defend yourself, |
| Luke 21:18 | Yet not a hair of your head will perish. |
| Luke 21:21 | Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those in the midst of the city must evacuate, and those in the country must not (mē | μή | particle) enter it, |
| Luke 21:32 | I tell you the truth, that this generation will by no means have passed away before all things have happened. |
| Luke 21:33 | Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. |
| Luke 22:16 | For I say to you that I will certainly not eat again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” |
| Luke 22:18 | For I say to you that from now on I shall certainly not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” |
| Luke 22:32 | but I have prayed for you that your faith may not (mē | μή | particle) fail. And when you have returned, strengthen your brothers.” |
| Luke 22:35 | And he said to them, “When I sent you out without moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?” They replied, “Nothing.” |
| Luke 22:36 | He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And the one who has no (mē | μή | particle) sword, let him sell his cloak and buy one. |
| Luke 22:40 | When he arrived at the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not (mē | μή | particle) enter a time of trial.” |