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 24:20 | And pray that your flight will not (mē | μή | particle) be in winter or on a Sabbath. |
Matthew 24:21 | For then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, and will never be again. |
Matthew 24:22 | And unless those days were shortened, no human being would survive. But for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. |
Matthew 24:23 | Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There he is!’ Do not (mē | μή | particle) believe him. |
Matthew 24:26 | So, if they say to you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness!’ do not (mē | μή | particle) go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms!’ do not (mē | μή | particle) believe it. |
Matthew 24:34 | I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. |
Matthew 24:35 | Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. |
Matthew 24:36 | “But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, neither the angels of heaven nor the Son, but the Father only. |
Matthew 25:9 | But the wise answered, saying, ‘Perhaps there will not be enough for both us and you, so go rather to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’ |
Matthew 25:29 | For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance; but from him who has not (mē | μή | particle), even what he has will be taken from him. |
Matthew 26:5 | But they said, “Not (mē | μή | particle) during the feast, lest there be a riot among the people.” |
Matthew 26:29 | But I say to you, I will never drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink the new wine with you in the kingdom of my Father.” |
Matthew 26:35 | Peter said to him, “Even though I must die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the disciples said the same. |
Matthew 26:41 | Stay alert and pray lest you enter a time of trial. The spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak.” |
Matthew 26:42 | Once again he went away and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, may your will be done.” |
Matthew 28:5 | But the angel said to the women, “Do not (mē | μή | particle) be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. |
Matthew 28:10 | Then Jesus said to them, “Do not (mē | μή | particle) be afraid. Go, tell my brothers to depart for Galilee, and they will see me there.” |
Mark 2:4 | When they were unable (mē | μή | particle) to carry him in because of the crowd, they broke through the roof above Jesus, and when they had dug out an opening, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying. |
Mark 2:7 | “Why does this man speak like that? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins except (mē | μή | particle) the One the God?” |
Mark 2:19 | And Jesus said to them, Jesus No (mē | μή | particle), “Do the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? is fast No (mē | μή | particle), as long as they have the bridegroom with them, not they do not fast. |
Mark 2:21 | “No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth unshrunk sews on an old garment. old If he does, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and the worse. tear becomes worse. |
Mark 2:22 | And no one puts new wine new into old wineskins. old If he does, the wine will burst the skins and both the wine and the skins. will be wasted. But new wine new is poured into fresh wineskins.” fresh |
Mark 2:26 | How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest and ate the sacred bread, sacred ate which is not lawful to eat, except (mē | μή | particle) for the priests, and he also gave it to those who were with him?” who were |
Mark 3:9 | And he told his disciples his to make ready a small boat for him because of the crowd, so that they would not (mē | μή | particle) crush him. |
Mark 3:12 | But he warned them repeatedly not (mē | μή | particle) to disclose who he was. |
Mark 3:20 | Then Jesus went to his house, and again a crowd gathered, so that they were not (mē | μή | particle) even able they even to eat a meal. |
Mark 3:27 | But no one can no one enter the house of the strong man and carry off his possessions his carry off unless (mē | μή | particle) first he ties up the strong man; he ties up then he can rob his house. his he can rob |
Mark 4:5 | Other seed fell on rocky ground where it did not have much soil, much and it sprang up right away because it had no (mē | μή | particle) depth of soil. |
Mark 4:6 | When the sun came up, the plant was scorched, and because it did not (mē | μή | particle) have a root, it withered away. |
Mark 4:12 | so that ‘when they look, they may see yet not (mē | μή | particle) perceive, and when they listen, they may hear yet not (mē | μή | particle) understand; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’” |
Mark 4:22 | For nothing For is hidden except (mē | μή | particle) to be disclosed; nor is anything concealed, except to come to light. |
Mark 5:7 | Crying out in a loud voice, loud he exclaimed, “What have you to do with me, you Jesus, Son of the God? Most High God? Swear to God that you will not (mē | μή | particle) torment me!” |
Mark 5:10 | And he kept begging earnestly not (mē | μή | particle) to send them send out of the region. |
Mark 5:36 | But Jesus, ignoring what was said, said to the synagogue official, “Do not (mē | μή | particle) be afraid; only believe.” |
Mark 5:37 | And he did not permit anyone to follow him, except (mē | μή | particle) Peter, James, and John the brother of James. |
Mark 6:4 | And Jesus said to them, Jesus “A prophet is not prophet without honor except (mē | μή | particle) in his hometown, his and among his relatives, his and in his own household.” his |
Mark 6:5 | And he was not able there, to do any mighty work there, except (mē | μή | particle) that he laid his hands on a few sick people laid on his hands and healed them. |
Mark 6:8 | He instructed them to take nothing for their journey except (mē | μή | particle) simply a staff simply — no (mē | μή | particle) bread, no (mē | μή | particle) bag, no (mē | μή | particle) money in their belts money — |
Mark 6:9 | but to go having put on sandals. Then he added, “Do not (mē | μή | particle) put on two tunics.” |
Mark 6:11 | And any place that does not (mē | μή | particle) receive you or listen to you, when you leave there, shake off the dust from under your feet your as a witness against them.” |
Mark 6:34 | When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw the large crowd, and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without (mē | μή | particle) a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. |
Mark 6:50 | for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke with them and said to them, “Take courage! It is I. Do not (mē | μή | particle) be afraid!” |
Mark 7:3 | (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat except they ceremonially wash their hands, thus maintaining the tradition of the elders. |
Mark 7:4 | They do not eat anything from the marketplace unless it is purified by washing. And there are many other customs that they have received as tradition to keep, like the washing of cups, pots, and copper bowls, and dining couches.) |
Mark 8:1 | In those days, when once again a large crowd had gathered and had nothing (mē | μή | particle) to eat, Jesus called his disciples and said to them, |
Mark 8:14 | Now the disciples had forgotten to take along loaves of bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. |
Mark 9:1 | And he said to them, “I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power.” |
Mark 9:9 | And as they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them not to tell anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man should rise from the dead. |
Mark 9:29 | And he said to them, “This kind cannot come out except by prayer.” |
Mark 9:39 | But Jesus said, “Do not (mē | μή | particle) stop him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name and be able soon after to speak evil of me. |
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.