Romans 14:15:13Rom.14.15.W13TAB
μὴ
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
ei gar di-A BRŌ-ma ho a-del-PHOS sou ly-PEI-tai ou-KE-ti ka-TA a-GA-pēn pe-ri-pa-TEIS mê tō brō-ma-TI sou e-KEI-non a-POL-ly-e hy-PER hou khri-STOS a-PE-tha-nen
Exegesis
The prohibition mē tō brōmati sou ekeinon apollye {μὴ τῷ βρώματί σου ἐκεῖνον ἀπόλλυε | mḕ tṓ brō-ma-tí sou e-keî-non a-pól-lye} places the dative instrumental phrase before the imperative ‘destroy,’ emphasizing the means of harm and the ongoing nature of the command.
Root and etymology
oikos + domeoomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma; delta–omicron–mu–epsilon–omega
“house”
In context — Romans 14:15
For if your brother is grieved because of food, you are no longer walking according to love . Do not, by your food, bring to ruin the one for whom Christ died.
About this coordinate
Romans 14:15:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Romans 14:15, 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.14.15.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.15.W13.S1) and character.