Acts 15:19:4Acts.15.19.W4TAB
μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- MÊ
- Extended
- MÊ
- 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
di-O e-GO KRI-nō MÊ pa-re-no-khle-IN tois a-PO tôn eth-NÔN e-pi-STRE-phou-sin e-PI ton the-ON
Exegesis
The negative particle me {μὴ | mḕ} ‘not’ plus the infinitive parenochlein {παρενοχλεῖν | parenochleîn} ‘to trouble’ expresses a general prohibition, which English conveys with a finite clause.
Root and etymology
peritemnōpi–epsilon–rho–iota–tau–epsilon–mu–nu–omega
“to cut around, circumcise”
In context — Acts 15:19
For this reason, I judge that we should not trouble those from among the Gentiles who are turning to God .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 15:19, 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.15.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.19.W4.S1) and character.