For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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μή
Vocabulary form:
mhv
Definition:
not, lest
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
1,042
GK:
3590
Mnemonics:
He may or may not!
Verse:
All do μή speak in tongues, do they? (1 Cor 12:29)
Notes:
Has the same basic meaning as ouj but is used in different situations that we will discuss later.
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 11:6 | And blessed is the one who does not (mē | μή | particle) stumble because of me.” |
| Matthew 11:23 | And as for you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No (mē | μή | particle), you will be brought down to Hades! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, had been done the mighty works done in you it would have remained to this day. |
| Matthew 11:27 | All things were handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father except the Son and the one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. |
| Matthew 12:4 | how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but for the priests alone? |
| Matthew 12:16 | And he sternly warned them that they should not (mē | μή | particle) make him known |
| Matthew 12:24 | But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” |
| Matthew 12:29 | Or how can someone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his belongings, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he will ransack his house. |
| Matthew 12:30 | The one who is not (mē | μή | particle) with me is against me, and the one who does not (mē | μή | particle) gather with me scatters. |
| Matthew 12:39 | But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. |
| Matthew 13:5 | Other seed fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprouted because it had no (mē | μή | particle) depth of soil. |
| Matthew 13:6 | But when the sun came up it was scorched; and because it had no (mē | μή | particle) root, it withered away. |
| Matthew 13:14 | And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled that says: ‘You will surely hear but never understand, and you will surely see but never perceive. |
| Matthew 13:19 | When anyone hears the message of the kingdom and does not (mē | μή | particle) understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away that which was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. |
| Matthew 13:57 | And they were deeply offended at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” |
| Matthew 14:17 | And they said to him, “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.” |
| Matthew 14:27 | But right away Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I! Do not (mē | μή | particle) be afraid.” |
| Matthew 15:6 | he need not honor his father.’ So you have nullified the word of God for the sake of your tradition. |
| Matthew 15:24 | But he answered, saying, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” |
| Matthew 16:4 | An evil and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away. |
| Matthew 16:22 | And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This must never happen to you.” |
| Matthew 16:28 | I tell you the truth, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. |
| Matthew 17:7 | But Jesus came over and touched them, saying, “Rise, and do not (mē | μή | particle) be afraid.” |
| Matthew 17:8 | And when they raised their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone. |
| Matthew 17:27 | But lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin; take it and give it to them for the two of us.” |
| Matthew 18:3 | said, “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven! |
| Matthew 18:10 | “See that you do not (mē | μή | conj) despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. |
| Matthew 18:13 | And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not (mē | μή | particle) go astray. |
| Matthew 18:16 | But if he does not (mē | μή | particle) listen, take one or two others with you so that every matter may be confirmed on the evidence of two or three witnesses. |
| Matthew 18:25 | And since he did not (mē | μή | particle) have the means to repay the debt, his master commanded that he be sold along with his wife and children and everything he had, and that payment be made. |
| Matthew 18:35 | So also will my heavenly Father do to you, unless you each forgive your brother from your heart.” |
| Matthew 19:6 | So then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no (mē | μή | particle) one must separate.” |
| Matthew 19:9 | But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except (mē | μή | particle) for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.” |
| Matthew 19:14 | But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me and do not (mē | μή | particle) try to prevent them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” |
| Matthew 21:19 | And seeing a fig tree by the road, he went over to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And at once the fig tree withered away. |
| Matthew 21:21 | And Jesus answered them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not (mē | μή | particle) 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 | And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without (mē | μή | particle) a wedding garment?’ And the man was speechless. |
| Matthew 22:23 | same That same day the Sadducees who say there is no (mē | μή | particle) resurrection came to him and posed a question. |
| Matthew 22:24 | They said, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no (mē | μή | particle) children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.’ |
| Matthew 22:25 | Now there were seven brothers among us; the first one married and died, and since he had no (mē | μή | particle) children, he left his wife to his brother. |
| Matthew 22:29 | Jesus answered them, saying, “You are mistaken, because you know neither (mē | μή | particle) the Scriptures nor the power of God. |
| Matthew 23:3 | Therefore put into practice and continue to do whatever they tell you; but do not (mē | μή | particle) imitate what they do, for they teach but do not practice. |
| Matthew 23:8 | But you are not (mē | μή | particle) to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. |
| Matthew 23:9 | And do not (mē | μή | particle) call anyone on earth your ‘father,’ for you have but one Father, and he is in heaven. |
| Matthew 23:23 | “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done without (mē | μή | particle) neglecting the former. |
| Matthew 23:39 | For I say to you, you will see me no more until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’” |
| Matthew 24:2 | And he responded to them, saying, “You see all these things, do you not? I tell you the truth, not even one stone will be left here upon another that will not be thrown down.” |
| Matthew 24:4 | And Jesus answered them, saying, “Take care that no (mē | μή | conj) one leads you astray. |
| Matthew 24:6 | And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not (mē | μή | particle) alarmed, for this must take place but the end is not yet. |
| Matthew 24:17 | the one on the housetop must not (mē | μή | particle) go down to gather up what is in his house, |
| Matthew 24:18 | and the one in the field must not (mē | μή | particle) go back to pick up his coat. |
Mnemonics
mnemonic for greek word may (mh)
You certainly |may| |not| do that, |lest| you get hurt!
Who did this? Not μή.
Who did this? Not μή.