1 Corinthians 14:39:101 Cor.14.39.W10TAB

μὴ

not

Transliteration
Extended
mêh
IPA
/mɛː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine

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    HÔ-ste a-del-PHOI mou dzê-LOU-te to pro-phê-TEU-ein KAI to la-LEIN MÊ kô-LY-e-te GLÔS-sais

Exegesis

The second command is negated by me {μὴ | mē} and governs the articular infinitive phrase to lalein glossais {τὸ λαλεῖν γλώσσαις | to la-LEIN GLŌS-sais}, “the speaking in tongues,” with glossais in the dative indicating the sphere or medium of speech.

Root and etymology

oikosomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma

house, dwelling

In context1 Corinthians 14:39

So then, my brothers , be zealous to prophesy , and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 14:39:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Corinthians 14:39, so the Greek word μὴ () 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.14.39.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.39.W10.S1) and character.