Acts 14:18:9Acts.14.18.W9TAB
μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- MÊ
- Extended
- may
- 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
KAI TAU-ta LE-gon-tes MO-lis ka-TE-pau-san tous O-khlous tou MÊ THY-ein au-TOIS
Exegesis
The articular infinitive construction tou me thuein {τοῦ μὴ θύειν | toû mḕ thú-ein} depends on katepausan; with a verb of hindering, the genitive articular infinitive expresses prevention or result, “so that they did not sacrifice.”
The negative particle me {μὴ | mḕ} scopes over thuein, indicating the action that was successfully stopped.
Root and etymology
Rooto-r-m-a-o
“impulse, violent rush”
In context — Acts 14:18
And as they were saying these things, they scarcely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.
About this coordinate
Acts 14:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 14:18, 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 Acts.14.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.18.W9.S1) and character.