Luke 14:29:2Luke.14.29.W2TAB
μήποτε
mêpote
“lest”
- Transliteration
- MÊ-po-te
- Extended
- MÊ-poh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛː.po.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
MÊ-po-te
- sentence
HI-na MÊ-po-te THEN-tos au-TOU the-ME-li-on KAI MÊ is-KHY-on-tos ek-te-LE-sai PAN-tes hoi the-ō-ROUN-tes AR-ksōn-tai au-TÔ em-PAI-zein
Exegesis
The sentence is governed by the subordinating conjunction hina {ἵνα | hí-na} ‘in order that’, which together with the negative particle mepote {μήποτε | mē-po-te} forms a purpose clause expressing a feared outcome.
In context — Luke 14:29
Lest after someone lays a foundation and is unable to finish it, all who see it begin to mock him.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 14:29, so the Greek word μήποτε (mêpote) 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.14.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.29.W2.S1) and character.