Mark 6:5:9Mark.6.5.W9TAB
μὴ
mê
“except”
- Transliteration
- MÊ
- Extended
- MÊ
- IPA
- /mɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- except
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
MÊ
- sentence
KAI ouk e-DY-na-to e-KEI poi-Ê-sai ou-de-ME-an DY-na-min ei MÊ o-LI-gois ar-RŌS-tois e-pi-THEIS tas KHEI-ras e-the-RA-peu-sen
Exegesis
The exceptive construction ei mē {εἰ μὴ | ei mḕ} ‘except’ introduces the sole qualification, followed by the dative phrase oligois arrōstois {ὀλίγοις ἀρρώστοις | o-lí-gois ar-rṓ-stois}, which marks the limited group who did receive benefit.
Root and etymology
gameogamma–alpha–mu–epsilon–omega
“to marry, take a spouse”
In context — Mark 6:5
And He was not able to do any mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.
About this coordinate
Mark 6:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 6:5, 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.6.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.5.W9.S1) and character.