John 19:15:23John.19.15.W23TAB
μὴ
mê
“for”
- Transliteration
- MÊ
- Extended
- MÊ
- IPA
- /meː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
MÊ
- clause
ouk E-kho-men ba-si-LE-a ei MÊ KAI-sa-ra
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san hoi ar-khi-e-REIS ouk E-kho-men ba-si-LE-a ei MÊ KAI-sa-ra
Exegesis
Their confession Ouk echomen basilea {Οὐκ ἔχομεν βασιλέα | Ouk échomen basilea} ‘we have no king’ is followed by the exceptive phrase ei mē Kaisara {εἰ μὴ Καίσαρα | ei mē Kaísara} ‘except Caesar’, where ei mē forms a strong exclusion of any other claimant. The syntax moves from crowd demand, to judicial inquiry, to priestly declaration, underscoring a dramatic transfer of allegiance and sharpening the irony of rejecting any other “king” at the very moment Jesus is being condemned.
Root and etymology
mētr-mu–eta–tau–rho
“mother, source”
In context — John 19:15
Therefore, those cried out, “Take him away, take him away, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your king?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king except Caesar .”
About this coordinate
John 19:15:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of John 19:15, 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.19.15.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.15.W23.S1) and character.