John 13:8:5John.13.8.W5TAB
μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- MÊ
- Extended
- MÊ
- IPA
- /ˈmeː/
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
- clause
ou MÊ NEEP-seis mou tous PO-das eis ton ai-O-na
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOI PE-tros ou MÊ NEEP-seis mou tous PO-das eis ton ai-O-na
Exegesis
The double negative Ou mē {Οὐ μὴ | Ou mḕ} governs the aorist subjunctive nipsēs {νίψῃς | ní-psēs}, forming an emphatic prohibition: “you will never wash.”
The narrative shift to apekrithē {ἀπεκρίθη | a-pe-krí-thē} “he answered” introduces Jesus’ reply, where the third-class condition Ean mē {Ἐὰν μὴ | E-an mḕ} plus the aorist subjunctive nipsō {νίψω | ní-psō} sets a scenario of potential refusal: “Unless I wash you.”
Root and etymology
eklegomaiepsilon kappa lambda epsilon gamma omicron mu alpha iota
“to choose out, select”
In context — John 13:8
Peter said to Him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with Me.”
About this coordinate
John 13:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 13:8, 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 John.13.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.8.W5.S1) and character.