Luke 13:9:10Luke.13.9.W10TAB
μήγε
mêge
“if not”
- Transliteration
- MÊ-ge
- Extended
- MÊH-geh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛː.ge/
Meaning by language
- English
- if not
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MÊ-ge
- sentence
KAN MEN poi-Ê-sêi kar-PON eis to MEL-lon ei de MÊ-ge ek-KOP-seis au-TÊN
Exegesis
The contrasting protasis eî dè mḗge {εἰ δὲ μήγε | eî dè mḗge} ‘but if not at all’ uses intensified negation to underscore failure.
In context — Luke 13:9
And if it bears fruit in the future , good; but if not, then after that you will cut it down .
About this coordinate
Luke 13:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 13:9, so the Greek word μήγε (mêge) 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 Luke.13.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.9.W10.S1) and character.