2 Peter 3:8:42 Pet.3.8.W4TAB

μὴ

not

Transliteration
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MAY
IPA
/mɛː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine

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    HEN de TOU-to MÊ lan-tha-NE-tō hy-MAS a-ga-pê-TOI HO-ti MI-a hê-ME-ra pa-RA ky-REE-ō hōs KHI-li-a E-tē KAI KHI-li-a E-tē hōs hê-ME-ra MI-a

Exegesis

The negative imperative mē lanthanetō hymas {μὴ λανθανέτω ὑμᾶς | mḕ lan-thané-tō hy-mâs} literally “let it not escape you,” creates an urgent warning.

In context2 Peter 3:8

Do not let this single matter escape your notice, beloved ones: with the Lord , a single day is like a thousand years , and a thousand years is like a single day.

About this coordinate

2 Peter 3:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Peter 3:8, 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 2 Pet.3.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.3.8.W4.S1) and character.