Matthew 17:27:3Matt.17.27.W3TAB

μὴ

not

Transliteration
Extended
IPA
/ˈmeː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HI-na DE MÊ skan-da-LI-sô-men au-TOUS

  3. clause

    HI-na DE MÊ skan-da-LI-sô-men au-TOUS po-reu-THEIS eis THA-las-san BA-le ANG-ki-stron KAI TON a-na-BAN-ta PRÔ-ton ikh-THYN A-ron KAI a-NOI-ksas TO STO-ma au-TOU heu-RÊ-seis sta-TÊ-ra

  4. sentence

    HI-na DE MÊ skan-da-LI-sô-men au-TOUS po-reu-THEIS eis THA-las-san BA-le ANG-ki-stron KAI TON a-na-BAN-ta PRÔ-ton ikh-THYN A-ron KAI a-NOI-ksas TO STO-ma au-TOU heu-RÊ-seis sta-TÊ-ra e-KEI-non la-BÔN DOS au-TOIS an-TI e-MOU KAI SOU

Exegesis

The Greek hina {ἵνα | hína} + mē {μὴ | mē} + subjunctive clause introduces purpose, explaining why Jesus provides these instructions: so that “we do not cause to stumble.”

In contextMatthew 17:27

But so that we do not cause them to stumble , go to the sea and cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. When you open its mouth, you will find a stater. Take it and give it to them for Me and you.

About this coordinate

Matthew 17:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 17:27, 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.17.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.27.W3.S1) and character.