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
| Ephesians 5:15 | So be very careful how you live, not (mē | μή | particle) as unwise people but as wise, |
| Ephesians 5:17 | Therefore do not (mē | μή | particle) be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. |
| Ephesians 5:18 | And do not (mē | μή | particle) get drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; instead, be filled with the Spirit, |
| Ephesians 5:27 | so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, not (mē | μή | particle) having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she might be holy and without blemish. |
| Ephesians 6:4 | And fathers, do not (mē | μή | particle) provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord. |
| Ephesians 6:6 | not (mē | μή | particle) by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart, |
| Philippians 1:28 | and are in no way frightened by your opponents. This is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you — and that from God. |
| Philippians 2:4 | Each person should look out not (mē | μή | particle) only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. |
| Philippians 2:12 | So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not (mē | μή | particle) only in my presence but even more now in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, |
| Philippians 2:27 | Indeed he was ill; he almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me as well, so that I would not (mē | μή | particle) have sorrow upon sorrow. |
| Philippians 3:9 | and be found in him, not (mē | μή | particle) having a righteousness of my own that comes from the Law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that is based on faith — |
| Philippians 4:15 | And you Philippians know that in the beginning of my gospel ministry, when I left Macedonia, no church joined with me in giving and receiving but you only, |
| Colossians 1:23 | if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not (mē | μή | particle) shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which became I, Paul, became a minister. |
| Colossians 2:8 | See to it that no (mē | μή | conj) one takes you captive by means of philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. |
| Colossians 2:16 | Therefore do not (mē | μή | particle) let anyone judge you with respect to food and drink, or in regard to a religious festival, a new moon, or a Sabbath day. |
| Colossians 2:21 | “Do not (mē | μή | particle) handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? |
| Colossians 3:2 | Set your minds on things above, Set your minds on not (mē | μή | particle) on things on earth, |
| Colossians 3:9 | Stop (mē | μή | particle) lying to one another, since you have put off the old man with its practices, its |
| Colossians 3:19 | Husbands, love your wives and do not (mē | μή | particle) become bitter toward them. |
| Colossians 3:21 | Fathers, do not (mē | μή | particle) provoke your children, your lest (mē | μή | particle) they become discouraged. |
| Colossians 3:22 | Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every regard, not (mē | μή | particle) with a view to impressing others, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. |
| 1 Thessalonians 1:8 | The word of the Lord has echoed forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has become known, so we have no (mē | μή | particle) need to say anything. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:9 | For you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so as not (mē | μή | particle) to become a burden to any of you, while proclaiming to you the gospel of God. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:15 | who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out, who (mē | μή | particle) are (mē | μή | particle) displeasing (mē | μή | particle) to God and oppose all mankind, |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:5 | So because I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith; for fear that (mē | μή | conj) somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor had been in vain. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:5 | not (mē | μή | particle) with the passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not (mē | μή | particle) know God. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:6 | No (mē | μή | particle) one should sin against or take advantage of his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, as indeed we told you beforehand with solemn warning. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:13 | Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, so that you will not (mē | μή | particle) grieve as others do who have no (mē | μή | particle) hope. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:15 | For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain behind until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep, |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:3 | When they are saying, “Peace and security,” it is then that sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:6 | So then let us not (mē | μή | particle) fall asleep as others do; rather let us stay awake and be sober. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:15 | See that no (mē | μή | conj) one pays back anyone evil for evil, but always pursue what is good both for one another and for all. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:19 | Do not (mē | μή | particle) quench the Spirit, |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:20 | do not (mē | μή | particle) scoff at prophetic utterances, |
| 2 Thessalonians 1:8 | in flaming fire, inflicting punishment on those who do not (mē | μή | particle) know God, and who do not (mē | μή | particle) obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:2 | not (mē | μή | particle) to be quickly shaken out of your wits or disturbed, either by a prophecy or by a spoken word or by a letter purporting to come from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here. |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:3 | Let no (mē | μή | particle) one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:12 | that they all may be condemned who did not (mē | μή | particle) believe the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:6 | But we charge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to stay away from any brother who conducts himself in a disorderly manner and not (mē | μή | particle) according to the tradition that they received from us. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:8 | nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead we kept working night and day with toil and hardship, so we would not (mē | μή | particle) be a burden to any of you, |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:13 | But you, brothers, must not (mē | μή | particle) become discouraged in doing what is right. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:14 | Now if anyone does not obey what we say in this epistle, take note of that person and do not (mē | μή | particle) associate with him, so that he will feel ashamed. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:15 | Do not (mē | μή | particle) regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. |
| 1 Timothy 1:3 | Just as I urged you to stay on in Ephesus while I was traveling to Macedonia, so that you might command certain people not (mē | μή | particle) to continue teaching any different doctrine |
| 1 Timothy 1:7 | wishing to be teachers of the law even though they do not (mē | μή | particle) understand either what they are saying or concerning what things they are so dogmatically asserting. |
| 1 Timothy 1:20 | among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered over to Satan so that they might be taught through punishment not (mē | μή | particle) to blaspheme. |
| 1 Timothy 2:9 | Likewise, I also desire that the women should adorn themselves in respectable attire, with modesty and moderation, not (mē | μή | particle) with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly clothing, |
| 1 Timothy 3:3 | not (mē | μή | particle) a drunkard, not (mē | μή | particle) violent but gracious, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money, |
| 1 Timothy 3:6 | not (mē | μή | particle) a recent convert, lest having become conceited, he fall into the judgment of the devil. |
| 1 Timothy 3:7 | And it is also necessary for an overseer to have a good reputation with those outside, lest he fall into reproach, which is the snare of the devil. |
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.