Acts 5:39:10Acts.5.39.W10TAB
μήποτε
mêpote
“lest perhaps”
- Transliteration
- MÊ-po-te
- Extended
- MÊH-poh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛː.po.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest perhaps
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
ei de ek the-OU es-tin ou dy-NEE-se-s-the ka-ta-LU-sai au-TOUS MÊ-po-te kai the-o-MA-khoi heu-re-THÊ-te e-PEI-sthê-san de au-TOI
Exegesis
The warning clause mēpote kai theomachoi heurethēte {μήποτε καὶ θεομάχοι εὑρεθῆτε | mḗpote kaí the-o-má-khoi heu-re-thê-te} ‘lest you even be found God-opposers’ uses the negative particle with subjunctive to express a feared outcome, and the substantive adjective theomachoi nominatively defines the shameful role of opposing God.
In context — Acts 5:39
But if it is from God , you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you even be found to be God-opposers. And they were persuaded by him.
About this coordinate
Acts 5:39:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 5:39, 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.5.39.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.5.39.W10.S1) and character.