Acts 27:29:3Acts.27.29.W3TAB
μή
mê
“lest”
- Transliteration
- MÊ
- Extended
- MAY
- IPA
- /mɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
MÊ
- sentence
pho-BOU-me-NOI te MÊ pou ka-TA tra-KHEIS TO-pous ek-PE-sô-men ek PRYM-nês HRI-psan-tes AN-gy-ras TESS-sa-ras EU-khon-to hê-ME-ran ge-NES-thai
Exegesis
The particle mē {μή | mē} plus pou {που | pou} and the subjunctive ekpesōmen {ἐκπέσωμεν | ekpésōmen} express anxious uncertainty about grounding on tracheis topous {τραχεῖς τόπους | tracheîs tópous} ‘rough places.’
Root and etymology
λιμήν
“harbor, refuge”
In context — Acts 27:29
Fearing that we might run aground on rough places, they cast four anchors from the stern and kept praying for day to come.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 27:29, so the Greek word μή (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.27.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.29.W3.S1) and character.