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
| Hebrews 11:40 | for God had provided something better with us in mind, so that they should not (mē | μή | particle) reach their goal apart from us. |
| Hebrews 12:3 | Consider him who endured from sinners such opposition against himself, so that you may not (mē | μή | particle) grow weary in your souls and lose heart. |
| Hebrews 12:5 | And have you forgotten the word of encouragement that speaks to you as sons? “My son, do not (mē | μή | particle) regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose heart when corrected by him. |
| Hebrews 12:13 | and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not (mē | μή | particle) be dislocated, but rather healed. |
| Hebrews 12:15 | Take care that no (mē | μή | conj) one forfeits the grace of God; and that no (mē | μή | conj) root of bitterness grows up and causes trouble and by it many are defiled. |
| Hebrews 12:16 | that no (mē | μή | conj) one becomes immoral and profane like Esau, who gave up his inheritance rights in return for a single meal. |
| Hebrews 12:19 | to the blast of a trumpet and a sound of words which made those who heard it beg that no (mē | μή | particle) further message be given to them, |
| Hebrews 12:25 | Take care not (mē | μή | conj) to disregard the one who is speaking! For if those did not escape when they disregarded the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven. |
| Hebrews 12:27 | The phrase, “Yet once more,” declares the removal of what can be shaken — that is, created things — so that what cannot (mē | μή | particle) be shaken may remain. |
| Hebrews 13:2 | Do not (mē | μή | particle) neglect hospitality to strangers, for by this means some have entertained angels without knowing it. |
| Hebrews 13:5 | Your conduct must be free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for God himself has said, “I will never leave you; never will I forsake you.” |
| Hebrews 13:9 | Do not (mē | μή | particle) be swept off your feet by all sorts of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, with which their adherents are not benefited. |
| Hebrews 13:16 | And do not (mē | μή | particle) neglect doing good and sharing with others, for with sacrifices like that God is pleased. |
| Hebrews 13:17 | Continue to obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who must give an account. Let them do this with joy, and not (mē | μή | particle) with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. |
| James 1:5 | But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to everyone generously, not (mē | μή | particle) demanding something in return, and it will be given to him. |
| James 1:7 | For that person must not (mē | μή | particle) imagine that he will receive anything from the Lord; |
| James 1:16 | Do not (mē | μή | particle) be deceived, my dear brothers. |
| James 1:22 | But be doers of the word and not (mē | μή | particle) merely hearers, deceiving yourselves. |
| James 1:26 | If someone thinks that he is religious, yet does not (mē | μή | particle) bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. |
| James 2:1 | My brothers, stop (mē | μή | particle) showing favoritism as you live out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. |
| James 2:11 | For he who said, “Do not (mē | μή | particle) commit adultery,” also said, “Do not (mē | μή | particle) commit murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. |
| James 2:13 | For judgment will be without mercy for one who has shown no (mē | μή | particle) mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment. |
| James 2:14 | What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no (mē | μή | particle) works? Can that kind of faith save him? |
| James 2:16 | and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; stay warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not (mē | μή | particle) give them what their body needs, what good is that? |
| James 2:17 | In the same way faith, if it has no (mē | μή | particle) works, is dead, since it is by itself. |
| James 3:1 | Not (mē | μή | particle) many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that those of us who teach will be judged by a stricter standard. |
| James 3:12 | My brothers, can a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine figs? Neither can a salt spring supply fresh water. |
| James 3:14 | But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not (mē | μή | particle) be arrogant and tell lies against the truth. |
| James 4:2 | You desire and do not have; you murder and envy and cannot obtain; you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not (mē | μή | particle) ask. |
| James 4:11 | Do not (mē | μή | particle) speak against one another, my brothers. Whoever speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it. |
| James 4:17 | So the person who knows what is right to do and fails (mē | μή | particle) to do it, for him it is sin. |
| James 5:9 | Do not (mē | μή | particle) complain against one another, my brothers, lest you be judged. Look, the judge is standing at the doors. |
| James 5:12 | Above all, my brothers, do not (mē | μή | particle) swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. Rather let your “Yes” be yes and your “No,” no, so that you may not (mē | μή | particle) fall under judgment. |
| James 5:17 | Elijah was a man exactly like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not (mē | μή | particle) rain, and for three years and six months no rain fell on the earth. |
| 1 Peter 1:8 | Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though not (mē | μή | particle) seeing him now, yet believing in him, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and filled with glory, |
| 1 Peter 1:14 | As children of obedience, do not (mē | μή | particle) be conformed to the desires you used to have in your time of ignorance |
| 1 Peter 2:6 | For it says in scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.” |
| 1 Peter 2:16 | Live as free people, not (mē | μή | particle) as those using freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as servants of God. |
| 1 Peter 3:6 | just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him “my lord.” You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not (mē | μή | particle) fear any intimidation. |
| 1 Peter 3:7 | Husbands, in the same way, live with them with understanding, showing honor to the woman as a weaker vessel, since you are joint heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers may not (mē | μή | particle) be hindered. |
| 1 Peter 3:9 | not (mē | μή | particle) returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary blessing, because for this you were called that you might inherit a blessing. |
| 1 Peter 3:10 | For “The one who desires to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from (mē | μή | particle) speaking deceit. |
| 1 Peter 3:14 | But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed are you. And do not (mē | μή | particle) fear their threats or be troubled, |
| 1 Peter 4:4 | In all this, they are surprised that you do not (mē | μή | particle) plunge with them into the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you. |
| 1 Peter 4:12 | Dear friends, do not (mē | μή | particle) be surprised that a trial by fire is taking place among you, as though something strange were happening to you. |
| 1 Peter 4:15 | But none (mē | μή | particle) of you should suffer as a murderer or a thief or a criminal or as a meddler in the affairs of another; |
| 1 Peter 4:16 | but if someone suffers as a Christian, he should not (mē | μή | particle) be disgraced, but should glorify God by this name. |
| 1 Peter 5:2 | shepherd the flock of God among you, watching over it — not (mē | μή | particle) because you have to, but voluntarily, as God would have it; not for shameful gain but eagerly. |
| 2 Peter 1:9 | For the one who does not (mē | μή | particle) have these qualities is blind; he is nearsighted, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his past sins. |
| 2 Peter 1:10 | Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election. For by doing these things you will never come to ruin. |
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.