Acts 20:10:10Acts.20.10.W10TAB
Μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- mê
- Extended
- mêê
- 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
ka-ta-BAS de ho PAU-los e-PE-pe-sen au-TOI kai sym-pe-ri-la-BON EI-pen mê tho-ry-BEI-sthe hê gar psy-KHÊ au-TOU en au-TOI ES-tin
Exegesis
The verb eipen {εἶπεν | eipen} introduces Paul’s speech, where mē thorybeisthe {Μὴ θορυβεῖσθε | mē thorybeîsthe} functions as a present passive imperative prohibiting distress.
Root and etymology
gignoskogamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to know, recognize”
In context — Acts 20:10
But Paul, having gone down, fell upon him, and after embracing him said, “Do not be disturbed , for his soul is in him.”
About this coordinate
Acts 20:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 20:10, 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.20.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.10.W10.S1) and character.