Acts 18:9:16Acts.18.9.W16TAB
μὴ
mê
“do not”
- Transliteration
- MÊ
- Extended
- MAY
- IPA
- /mɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
MÊ
- sentence
EI-pen DE ho KY-ree-os en nyk-TI di ho-RA-ma-tos tôi PAU-lôi MÊ pho-BOU al-LA LA-lei KAI MÊ si-ô-PÊ-sêis
Exegesis
The prohibitive present imperative mē phobou {Μὴ φοβοῦ | mḕ pho-boû} forbids yielding to fear.
Finally, kai mē siōpēsēs {καὶ μὴ σιωπήσῃς | kaí mḕ si-ō-pé-sēs} uses the aorist subjunctive for a strong prohibition against silence, preserving the urgency of proclamation.
In context — Acts 18:9
In the night, the Lord spoke to Paul by a vision, “Do not be afraid ; instead, speak, and do not be silent.”
About this coordinate
Acts 18:9:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 18:9, 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.18.9.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.9.W16.S1) and character.