Acts 20:27:5Acts.20.27.W5TAB
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
ou gar hy-pe-stei-LA-mên tou mê a-nan-GEI-lai PA-san tên bou-LÊN tou the-OU hy-MIN
Exegesis
This verb governs the articular infinitive phrase tou mē anangeilai {τοῦ μὴ ἀναγγεῖλαι | tou mḕ anangeîlai}, a genitive of separation meaning “from not declaring,” which, when combined with the preceding negation, yields the sense “did not shrink back from declaring.”
Root and etymology
gignoskogamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to know, recognize”
In context — Acts 20:27
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you all the counsel of God .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 20:27, 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.20.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.27.W5.S1) and character.