Acts 21:12:12Acts.21.12.W12TAB
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
hōs de ê-KOU-sa-men TAU-ta pa-re-ka-LOU-men hê-MEIS te KAI hoi en-TO-pi-oi tou mê a-na-BAI-nein au-TON eis i-e-rou-sa-LÊM
Exegesis
The articular infinitive with negation toû mḗ anabaínein autón {τοῦ μὴ ἀναβαίνειν αὐτὸν | toû mḗ anabaínein autón} conveys purpose—“that he not go up”—preserving the Greek nuance of desired prevention.
Root and etymology
euthydromeōepsilon–upsilon–theta–upsilon–delta–rho–omicron–mu–epsilon–omega
“to run a straight course, sail directly”
In context — Acts 21:12
When we heard these things, both we and the local people urged him not to go up to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 21:12, 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.21.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.12.W12.S1) and character.