Mark 10:19:4Mark.10.19.W4TAB
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
tas en-to-LAS OI-das MÊ pho-NEU-sêis MÊ moi-KHEU-sêis MÊ KLEP-sêis MÊ pseu-do-mar-ty-RÊ-sêis MÊ a-po-ste-RÊ-sêis TI-ma ton pa-TE-ra sou KAI tên mê-TE-ra
Exegesis
A series of prohibitions then follows, each formed with the negative particle me {μὴ | mē} plus an aorist active subjunctive verb (phoneuses {φονεύσῃς | pho-neú-sēs}, moicheuses {μοιχεύσῃς | moi-cheú-sēs}, klepses {κλέψῃς | klép-sēs}, pseudomartureses {ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς | pseu-do-mar-ty-rḗ-sēs}, apostereses {ἀποστερήσῃς | a-po-ste-rḗ-sēs}), a standard Koine pattern for strong prohibitions equivalent to categorical “do not” commands. The repeated me plus verb structure creates rhythmic parallelism that recalls the Decalogue, emphasizing continuity with the Mosaic Law.
Root and etymology
gameōgamma–alpha–mu–epsilon–omega
“to marry”
In context — Mark 10:19
You know the commandments : “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 10:19, 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 Mark.10.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.19.W4.S1) and character.