Hebrews 13:9:5Heb.13.9.W5TAB

μὴ

not

Transliteration
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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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    di-da-KHAIS poi-KI-lais KAI KSE-nais MÊ pa-ra-PHE-res-the ka-LON gar KHA-ri-ti be-be-ai-OU-sthai tên kar-DI-an ou BRÔ-ma-sin en hois ouk ō-phe-LÊ-thē-san hoi pe-ri-pa-TOUN-tes

Exegesis

The main exhortation is the negative present passive imperative mē parapheresthe {μὴ παραφέρεσθε | mḕ paraphéresthe} “do not be carried away,” portraying the readers as in danger of being passively swept along by such teachings.

Root and etymology

poimēnpi–omicron–iota–mu–eta–nu

shepherd

In contextHebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be established by grace , not by foods , by which those who walk in them were not benefited.

About this coordinate

Hebrews 13:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Hebrews 13:9, 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.13.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.9.W5.S1) and character.