Hebrews 13:2:3Heb.13.2.W3TAB

μὴ

not

Transliteration
Extended
IPA
/mɛː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

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  2. sentence

    tês phi-lo-kse-NEE-as mê e-pi-lan-THA-ne-sthe di-A TAU-tês gar E-la-thon TI-nes kse-NEE-san-tes AN-ge-lous

Exegesis

The prohibition is formed with mē {μὴ | mḗ} plus the present middle imperative, indicating an ongoing obligation to keep remembering and practicing this virtue.

Root and etymology

poimēnpi–omicron–iota–mu–eta–nu

shepherd

In contextHebrews 13:2

Do not neglect hospitality , for through this, some have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.

About this coordinate

Hebrews 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Hebrews 13:2, so the Greek word μὴ () 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 Heb.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.2.W3.S1) and character.