Luke 18:16:14Luke.18.16.W14TAB
μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- MÊ
- Extended
- may
- 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
- word
MÊ
- sentence
ho de ee-ay-SOOS pro-se-ka-LE-sa-to au-TA LE-gōn A-phe-te ta pai-DEE-a ER-khe-sthai pros me KAI MÊ kō-LY-e-te au-TA tōn gar toi-OU-tōn es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU
Exegesis
The coordinated clause with kai me kolyete auta {καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτά | kaì mḕ kōlýete autá} uses a present imperative with negation to forbid an ongoing or repeated action: they are not to keep on hindering them.
Root and etymology
kameloskappa–alpha–mu–eta–lambda–omicron–sigma
“camel”
In context — Luke 18:16
But Jesus called them to Himself, saying, “Allow the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God is for such as these.”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:16:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 18:16, 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.18.16.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.16.W14.S1) and character.