Revelation 13:17:3Rev.13.17.W3TAB
μή
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
KAI HI-na MÊ tis DY-nê-tai a-go-RA-sai Ê pô-LÊ-sai ei MÊ ho E-khōn to KHA-rag-ma to O-no-ma tou thê-RI-ou Ê ton a-ri-THMON tou o-NO-ma-tos au-TOU
Exegesis
The sequence mē tis dynētai {μή τις δύνηται | mḗ tis dýnētai} combines a negative particle, an indefinite pronoun, and a present subjunctive verb to express that “no one might be able,” emphasizing comprehensive restriction.
The construction ei mē {εἰ μὴ | ei mē} functions as an exceptive clause, “unless,” governing the substantival participial phrase ho echōn {ὁ ἔχων | ho échōn} “the one who has.”
In context — Revelation 13:17
And so that no one might be able to buy or to sell unless he has the mark, the name of the beast , or the number of his name.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 13:17, so the Greek word μή (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 Rev.13.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.17.W3.S1) and character.