John 2:16:10John.2.16.W10TAB
μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- MÊ
- Extended
- MÊ
- IPA
- /ˈmɛː/
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
KAI TOIS TAS pe-ri-ste-RAS pō-LOU-sin EI-pen A-ra-te TAU-ta en-TEU-then MÊ poi-EI-te TON OI-kon TOU pa-TROS MOU OI-kon em-po-RI-ou
Exegesis
The prohibition mē poieite {μὴ ποιεῖτε | mḕ poieîte} uses the negative particle with the present subjunctive to forbid ongoing or repeated action.
Root and etymology
mētrmu–eta–tau–rho
“mother”
In context — John 2:16
And to those selling the doves He said, “Move these away from here; do not make My Father’s house a house of trade .”
About this coordinate
John 2:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 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 John.2.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.16.W10.S1) and character.