John 3:18:9John.3.18.W9TAB

μὴ

not

Transliteration
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IPA
/ˈmɛː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine

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    ho pi-STEU-ôn eis au-TON ou KRI-ne-tai ho de MÊ pi-STEU-ôn Ê-dê KE-kri-tai HO-ti MÊ pe-PI-STEU-ken eis to O-no-ma TOU mo-no-ge-NOOS hy-OU TOU the-OU

Exegesis

A second substantival participle, ho de me pisteuon {ὁ δὲ μὴ πιστεύων | ho dè mē pisteúōn} ‘but the one who does not believe,’ creates the stark contrast introduced by de {δὲ | de}.

The causal clause hoti me pepisteuken {ὅτι μὴ πεπίστευκεν | hóti mē pepísteuken} ‘because he has not believed’ explains the ground of that verdict, with the perfect active highlighting a continuing refusal rather than a momentary lapse.

In contextJohn 3:18

The person who believes in Him does not face judgment , but the person who does not believe has already been judged, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God .

About this coordinate

John 3:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 3:18, 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.3.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.18.W9.S1) and character.