John 14:2:12John.14.2.W12TAB

μή,

not

Transliteration
Extended
IPA
/ˈmeː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine

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Diphthongs
Accents & breathings
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Word in context

  1. word

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ei DE MÊ

  3. clause

    ei DE MÊ EI-pon AN hy-MIN HO-ti po-REU-o-mai he-toi-MA-sai TO-pon hy-MIN

  4. sentence

    en tê oi-KEE-a TOU pa-TROS mou mo-NAI pol-LAI EI-sin ei DE MÊ EI-pon AN hy-MIN HO-ti po-REU-o-mai he-toi-MA-sai TO-pon hy-MIN

Exegesis

The conditional sequence ei de mē eipon an hymin {εἰ δὲ μή εἶπον ἂν ὑμῖν | ei de mē eipon an hymin} is counterfactual in force: an {ἂν | án} marks the apodosis as contrary to fact, so English communicates the force best as a rhetorical question rather than a flat statement.

In contextJohn 14:2

In My Father’s house there are many dwelling places ; if that were not the case, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?

About this coordinate

John 14:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 14:2, so the Greek word μή, () 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.14.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.2.W12.S1) and character.