Acts 28:27:18Acts.28.27.W18TAB
μήποτε
mêpote
“lest”
- Transliteration
- MÊ-po-te
- Extended
- MÊ-poh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛː.po.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
MÊ-po-te
- sentence
e-pa-KHYN-thê gar hê kar-DI-a tou la-OU TOU-tou kai tois ô-SIN ba-RE-ôs Ê-kou-san kai tous oph-thal-MOUS au-TÔN e-KAM-my-san MÊ-po-te I-DÔ-sin tois oph-thal-MOIS kai tois ô-SIN a-KOU-sô-sin kai tê kar-DI-a sy-NÔ-sin kai e-pi-STRE-psô-sin kai i-A-so-mai au-TOUS
Exegesis
The particle mēpote {μήποτε | mḗpote} introduces a negative purpose clause with a chain of subjunctives—idōsin {ἴδωσιν | ídōsin}, akousosin {ἀκούσωσιν | akoúsōsin}, synōsin {συνῶσιν | synōsin}, epistrepsōsin {ἐπιστρέψωσιν | epistrépsōsin}—detailing the potential sequence of perception, understanding, and turning that remains unrealized.
In context — Acts 28:27
For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they have heard with difficulty, and they have closed their eyes ; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:27:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 28:27, so the Greek word μήποτε (mêpote) 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.28.27.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.27.W18.S1) and character.