John 8:22:5John.8.22.W5TAB
Μήτι
mêti
“surely not”
- Transliteration
- MÊ-ti
- Extended
- MAY-tee
- IPA
- /ˈmɛː.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- surely not
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
MÊ-ti
- sentence
E-le-gon oun hoi i-ou-DAI-oi MÊ-ti a-pok-te-NEI he-au-TON HO-ti LE-gei HO-pou e-GÔ hy-PA-gō hy-MEIS ou DY-na-sthe el-THEIN
Exegesis
The particle meti {Μήτι | Mḗ-ti} introduces a question that anticipates a negative answer, so their remark about possible self-killing is marked as incredulous rather than neutral.
In context — John 8:22
So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going , you are not able to come’?”
About this coordinate
John 8:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 8:22, so the Greek word Μήτι (mêti) 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.8.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.22.W5.S1) and character.