Acts 13:40:3Acts.13.40.W3TAB

μὴ

not

Transliteration
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IPA
/mɛː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine

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    BLE-pe-te OUN MÊ e-PEL-thêi to ei-rê-ME-non en TOIS pro-PHÊ-tais

Exegesis

The particle mē {μὴ | mē} immediately before the verb epelthē {ἐπέλθῃ | epélthē} introduces a negative purpose or warning clause, roughly “lest it should come upon,” with the aorist subjunctive signaling a potential but not yet realized outcome.

In contextActs 13:40

Therefore, watch out , lest what has been spoken in the prophets should come upon you.

About this coordinate

Acts 13:40:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 13:40, 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 Acts.13.40.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.40.W3.S1) and character.