Romans 13:8:5Rom.13.8.W5TAB
μὴ
mê
“except”
- Transliteration
- mê
- Extended
- mê
- IPA
- /mɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- except
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
mê
- sentence
mê-de-NI mê-THEN o-PHEE-le-te ei mê to al-LÊE-lous a-ga-PAN ho gar a-ga-PÔN ton HE-te-ron NO-mon pe-PLÊE-rô-ken
Exegesis
The exceptive idiom ei me {εἰ μὴ | ei mē} ‘except’ introduces the articular infinitive tò al-lḗ-lous a-ga-pân {τὸ ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν | tò al-lḗ-lous a-ga-pân} ‘to love one another’ as the sole permissible obligation.
Root and etymology
timēti-mḗ
“value, worth, honor”
In context — Romans 13:8
Do not remain indebted to anyone for anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law .
About this coordinate
Romans 13:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Romans 13:8, 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 Rom.13.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.8.W5.S1) and character.