Luke 21:34:4Luke.21.34.W4TAB

μήποτε

mêpote

lest ever

Transliteration
MÊ-po-te
Extended
MAY-po-teh
IPA
/ˈmɛː.po.te/

Meaning by language

English
lest ever

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Result
μή + πο + τε
mê + po + te
mêpote

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine
Pip — as in pet
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    MÊ-po-te

  2. sentence

    pro-SE-khe-te de he-au-TOIS MÊ-po-te ba-rê-THÔ-sin hy-MÔN hai kar-DI-ai en krai-PA-lê kai ME-thê kai me-RIM-nais bi-ō-ti-KAIS kai e-pi-STÊ eph hy-MAS ai-phnI-di-os hê hê-ME-ra e-KEI-nê

Exegesis

Mepote {μήποτε | mḗpote} introduces a negative purpose or fear clause, and barethosin {βαρηθῶσιν | barēthôsin} expresses the feared result in the subjunctive mood: the hearts could become burdened.

In contextLuke 21:34

But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and anxieties of life, and that day come upon you suddenly.

About this coordinate

Luke 21:34:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 21:34, 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.21.34.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.34.W4.S1) and character.