John 14:6:21John.14.6.W21TAB

μὴ

not

Transliteration
Extended
IPA
/ˈmeː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

  2. clause

    ou-DEIS ER-khe-tai PROS TON pa-TÊ-ra ei MÊ di e-MOU

  3. sentence

    LE-yei au-TOI ho ee-ay-SOOS e-GÔ EI-mi hê ho-DOS KAI hê a-LÊ-thei-a KAI hê zô-Ê ou-DEIS ER-khe-tai PROS TON pa-TÊ-ra ei MÊ di e-MOU

Exegesis

The exceptive ei mē {εἰ μὴ | ei mē} functions as ‘except’, and di’ emou {διʼ ἐμοῦ | di’ e-moû} marks Jesus as the sole means of approach, underscoring the text’s exclusive claim.

In contextJohn 14:6

Jesus said to him, "I am the path, the truth, and the life; no one reaches the Father except through Me."

About this coordinate

John 14:6:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of John 14:6, 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 John.14.6.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.6.W21.S1) and character.