Luke 14:8:12Luke.14.8.W12TAB
μήποτε
mêpote
“lest”
- Transliteration
- MÊ-po-te
- Extended
- MÊÊ-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
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MÊ-po-te
- sentence
HO-tan klê-THÊS hy-PO TI-nos eis GA-mous mê ka-ta-kli-THÊS eis tên prô-to-kli-SI-an MÊ-po-te en-ti-MO-te-ros sou êi ke-klê-ME-nos hyp au-TOU
Exegesis
The particle mepote {μήποτε | mēpote} ‘lest’ introduces a potential consequence: entimoteros sou e keklemenos hupʼ autou {ἐντιμότερός σου ᾖ κεκλημένος ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ | entimóteros sou ē keklēmenos hupʼ autoû}, where entimoteros sou ‘more honorable than you’ employs a comparative adjective with a genitive of comparison, and e keklemenos combines the present subjunctive of eimi ‘might be’ with the perfect passive participle ‘having been invited’ to describe another guest whose invitation preceded yours. The closing hupʼ autou ‘by him’ ties this figurative scenario back to the same host, highlighting the social risk of presumption.
In context — Luke 14:8
Whenever someone invites you to a wedding feast, avoid reclining at the place of highest honor , lest someone more honorable than you may have been invited by him.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 14:8, 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.14.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.8.W12.S1) and character.