James 2:16:13Jas.2.16.W13TAB
μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- mê
- Extended
- MEH
- 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
EI-pê DE tis au-TOIS eks hy-MÔN hy-PA-ge-te en ei-RÊ-nêi ther-mai-NE-sthe KAI khor-TA-dze-sthe mê DÔ-te de au-TOIS ta e-pi-TÊ-dei-a tou SÔ-ma-tos TI O-phe-los
Exegesis
The shift to mē dōte {μὴ δῶτε | mē dṓte} introduces a negated aorist subjunctive, contrasting the spoken blessing with the failure to act.
In context — James 2:16
But if anyone among you says to them, “Go in peace , be warmed and be filled,” yet you do not give them the necessities for the body, what profit is there?
About this coordinate
James 2:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of James 2:16, 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 Jas.2.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.16.W13.S1) and character.