1 Corinthians 14:20:21 Cor.14.20.W2TAB
μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- MÊ
- Extended
- MÊÊ
- IPA
- /mɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
MÊ
- sentence
a-del-PHOI MÊ pai-di-A GI-nes-the tais phre-SIN al-LA têi ka-KI-a nê-pi-A-dze-te tais de phre-SIN TE-lei-oi GI-nes-the
Exegesis
The first clause μὴ παιδία γίνεσθε uses the negative particle mē {μὴ | mē} with the present imperative ginesthe {γίνεσθε | gínesthe}, expressing an ongoing prohibition, “stop becoming” or “do not be.”
Root and etymology
oikosomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma
“house, dwelling”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, do not become children in your understanding, but in evil be infants; yet in your understanding, become mature .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 14:20, so the Greek word μὴ (mê) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.14.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.20.W2.S1) and character.