Mark 14:2:3Mark.14.2.W3TAB
Μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- MÊ
- Extended
- MAY
- IPA
- /mɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MÊ
- sentence
E-le-gon GAR MÊ en tÊ he-or-TÊ MÊ-po-te ES-tai THO-ry-bos tou la-OU
Exegesis
Direct speech begins with the negative particle Mē {Μὴ | Mḕ} followed by the prepositional phrase en tē heortē {ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ | en tē he-or-Tḗ} ‘in the feast’, which specifies the temporal setting they wish to avoid.
Root and etymology
amenalpha–mu–eta–nu
“truly, certainly”
In context — Mark 14:2
For they were saying, “Not during the feast , lest there will be an uproar of the people.”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 14:2, 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.14.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.2.W3.S1) and character.