Luke 14:12:12Luke.14.12.W12TAB
μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- mê
- Extended
- mê
- IPA
- /mɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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mê
- sentence
E-le-gen de kai tō ke-klē-KO-ti au-TON HO-tan poi-ÊS A-ris-ton ê DEI-pnon mê PHŌ-nei tous PHI-lous sou mē-DE tous a-del-PHOUS sou mē-DE tous syng-ge-NEIS sou mē-DE GEI-to-nas plou-SI-ous MĒ-po-te kai au-TOI an-ti-ka-LE-sō-sin se kai GE-nē-tai an-ta-PO-do-ma soi
Exegesis
The prohibition is framed by mē phōnei {μὴ φώνει | mḕ phō-neî} ‘do not invite,’ followed by a progressive list of recipients—your friends, brothers, relatives, and wealthy neighbors—each introduced by the negative conjunction mēde {μηδὲ | mê-de}, emphasizing increasing social proximity.
In context — Luke 14:12
And He also spoke to the one who had invited Him, “When you prepare a dinner or supper, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your wealthy neighbors, lest they, in turn, invite you back and there be repayment to you.”
About this coordinate
Luke 14:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 14:12, 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 Luke.14.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.12.W12.S1) and character.