Mark 13:36:1Mark.13.36.W1TAB
μὴ
mê
“lest”
- Transliteration
- mê
- Extended
- mê
- IPA
- /mɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mê
- sentence
mê el-THÔN ek-SAI-phnês HEU-rê hy-MAS ka-THEU-don-tas
Exegesis
The verse forms a negative purpose or precautionary clause introduced by me {μὴ | mē}, which here has the force of “lest,” signaling what is to be avoided.
Root and etymology
oikodomeōomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–delta–omicron–mu–epsilon–omega
“to build up, construct”
In context — Mark 13:36
Lest, having come suddenly, He should find you sleeping .
About this coordinate
Mark 13:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 13:36, 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.13.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.36.W1.S1) and character.