Acts 7:19:17Acts.7.19.W17TAB
μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- mê
- Extended
- mê
- 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
HOU-tos ka-ta-so-phi-SA-me-nos to GE-nos hê-MON e-KA-kō-sen tous pa-TE-ras tou poi-EIN ta BRE-phê EK-the-ta au-TÔN eis to mê dzō-o-go-neis-THAI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis to mē zōogonesthai {εἰς τὸ μὴ ζῳογονεῖσθαι | eis tò mḕ zōogonêsthai} uses an articular infinitive with eis to express intended result or outcome, “so that they would not be kept alive.” The progression from participle to main verb, to purpose infinitive, to result infinitive allowed the translation to mirror the escalating sequence of calculated deception, oppression, and intended extermination, while rendering idiomatic Greek constructions (articular infinitives) with English purpose and result clauses.
Root and etymology
peritemnopi–epsilon–rho–iota–tau–epsilon–mu–nu–omega
“to cut around”
In context — Acts 7:19
This one, having cunningly dealt with our people , mistreated our fathers, to cause their infants to be exposed, so that they would not be kept alive .
About this coordinate
Acts 7:19:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 7:19, 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.7.19.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.19.W17.S1) and character.