Matthew 15:24:8Matt.15.24.W8TAB
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
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ouk a-pe-STA-lên ei mê eis ta PRO-ba-ta ta a-po-lô-LO-ta OI-kou is-ra-ÊL
Exegesis
The restrictive structure ei mē {εἰ μὴ | ei mē} “except” tightly limits the scope of this sending, creating an exclusivizing focus.
Root and etymology
timaōtau–iota–mu–alpha–omega
“to honor, value”
In context — Matthew 15:24
But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 15:24, 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 Matt.15.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.24.W8.S1) and character.