Luke 21:8:5Luke.21.8.W5TAB
μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- mê
- Extended
- meh
- 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
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mê
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ho de EI-pen BLE-pe-te mê pla-nê-THAY-te pol-LOI gar e-LEU-so-ntai e-PI tôi o-NO-ma-ti mou LE-go-ntes e-GÔ EI-mi KAI ho kai-ROS ÊNG-gi-ken mê po-reu-THAY-te o-PI-sô au-TÔN
Exegesis
It is paired with mē planēthēte {μὴ πλανηθῆτε | mē planēthēte} ‘do not be led astray,’ a prohibition that frames deception as a danger to be avoided as a decisive outcome.
The verse closes with a second prohibition, mē poreuthēte opisō autōn {μὴ πορευθῆτε ὀπίσω αὐτῶν | mē poreuthēte opisō autōn}, where the aorist subjunctive forbids the decisive act of moving behind or following these claimants. The structure therefore proceeds from warning, to reason, to application, and the English rendering preserves that progression while keeping the two commands distinct.
In context — Luke 21:8
Then He said, “Keep watch so that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name , saying, ‘I am the one,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Do not follow them.”
About this coordinate
Luke 21:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 21:8, 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.21.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.8.W5.S1) and character.