Matthew 22:12:8Matt.22.12.W8TAB

μὴ

without

Transliteration
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IPA
/ˈmeː/

Meaning by language

English
without

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

  2. phraseyour reading level

    PÔS ei-SÊL-thes HÔ-de MÊ E-khôn EN-dy-ma GA-moo

  3. clause

    he-TAI-re PÔS ei-SÊL-thes HÔ-de MÊ E-khôn EN-dy-ma GA-moo

  4. sentence

    KAI LE-yei au-TOI he-TAI-re PÔS ei-SÊL-thes HÔ-de MÊ E-khôn EN-dy-ma GA-moo

Exegesis

The participial phrase mē echōn {μὴ ἔχων | mḕ é-khōn} is circumstantial, modifying the subject of eisēlthes and describing the manner or condition of his entering: “not having” the required garment.

In contextMatthew 22:12

And he said to him, “Friend , how did you come in here without having a wedding garment?” But he was speechless .

About this coordinate

Matthew 22:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 22:12, 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.22.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.12.W8.S1) and character.