2 Corinthians 13:7:62 Cor.13.7.W6TAB
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
eu-KHO-me-tha de pros ton the-ON mê poi-Ê-sai hy-MAS ka-KON mê-DEN oukh HI-na hê-MEIS DO-ki-moi pha-NÔ-men al HI-na hy-MEIS to ka-LON poi-Ê-te hê-MEIS de hôs a-DO-ki-moi Ô-men
Exegesis
The infinitive clause mḕ poiēsai hymas kakon mēden {μὴ ποιῆσαι ὑμᾶς κακὸν μηδέν | mḕ poi-ê-sai hy-mâs ka-kón mē-dén} employs a double negation to stress complete avoidance of evil.
Root and etymology
δοκιμάζωdelta–omicron–kappa–iota–mu–alpha–zeta–omega
“to test, examine, prove genuine”
In context — 2 Corinthians 13:7
We now pray to God that you do no evil at all; not so that we may appear approved , but so that you may do what is good, even if we should be found disapproved.
About this coordinate
2 Corinthians 13:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Corinthians 13:7, 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 2 Cor.13.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.13.7.W6.S1) and character.