Acts 27:7:12Acts.27.7.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
en hi-ka-NAIS de hê-ME-rais bra-dy-plo-OUN-tes kai MO-lis ge-NO-me-noi ka-TA tên KNI-don mê pro-se-ON-tos hê-MAS tou a-NE-mou hy-pe-PLEU-sa-men tên KRÊ-tên ka-TA sal-MÔ-nên
Exegesis
Next, the genitive absolute me proseontos hemas tou anemou {μὴ προσεῶντος ἡμᾶς τοῦ ἀνέμου | mē pros-e-ṓn-tos hē-mâs toû a-né-mou} provides causal background, with mē plus a present participle “not permitting” and the genitive “of the wind” indicating an external obstacle.
Root and etymology
λιμήν
“harbor, refuge”
In context — Acts 27:7
After many days of slow progress and with difficulty arriving off Cnidus, since the wind would not permit us, we sailed under the shelter of Crete near Salmone .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 27:7, 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.27.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.7.W12.S1) and character.