Luke 18:17:15Luke.18.17.W15TAB

μὴ

not

Transliteration
Extended
MÊÊ
IPA
/ˈmɛː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine

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    a-MEN LE-gō hy-MEEN hos AN MÊ DEK-sē-tai tēn ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU hōs pai-DI-on ou MÊ ei-SEL-thēi eis au-TÊN

Exegesis

The apodosis is marked emphatically by the double negative ou mē {οὐ μὴ | oû mē}, which, combined with the aorist subjunctive eisélthē {εἰσέλθῃ | ei-sél-thē} ‘enter’, expresses a strong denial of future entry.

Root and etymology

kameloskappa–alpha–mu–eta–lambda–omicron–sigma

camel

In contextLuke 18:17

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it.

About this coordinate

Luke 18:17:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 18:17, so the Greek word μὴ () 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.18.17.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.17.W15.S1) and character.