Luke 21:18:8Luke.21.18.W8TAB
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
- word
mê
- sentence
KAI THRIX ek tês ke-pha-LÊS hy-MÔN ou mê a-PO-lê-tai
Exegesis
The sequence ou mē {οὐ μὴ | ou mē} with the aorist middle subjunctive apoletai {ἀπόληται | apolētai} ‘should perish’ is a strong emphatic negation, excluding the event as a real possibility rather than merely discouraging it. The final verb is postponed to the end of the clause, so the sentence closes with the rejected outcome and gives the promise rhetorical force. In English, the double negation is best conveyed by a forceful denial such as “will not perish” or “will ever be lost” rather than reproduced mechanically.
In context — Luke 21:18
Yet not even a hair from your head will perish .
About this coordinate
Luke 21:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 21:18, 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.21.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.18.W8.S1) and character.