Matthew 15:6:2Matt.15.6.W2TAB

μὴ

not

Transliteration
Extended
IPA
/mɛː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

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  2. sentence

    ou mê ti-MÊ-sei ton pa-TE-ra au-TOU kai ê-ky-RO-sa-te ton LO-gon tou the-OU di-A tên pa-RA-do-sin hy-MÔN

Exegesis

The verse features two coordinated clauses linked by kaí {καὶ | kaí}, beginning with the emphatic negation ou mē timḗsei {οὐ μὴ τιμήσει | ou mē timḗsei}. This double negative placed up front intensifies the denial of the filial duty “honor.”

Root and etymology

timaōtau–iota–mu–alpha–omega

to honor, value

In contextMatthew 15:6

He absolutely will not honor his father, and you have nullified the word of God because of your tradition .

About this coordinate

Matthew 15:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 15:6, so the Greek word μὴ () 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.15.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.6.W2.S1) and character.