Romans 7:3:23Rom.7.3.W23TAB
μὴ
mê
“not”
- Transliteration
- mê
- Extended
- may
- 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
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mê
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A-ra oun ZON-tos tou an-DROS moi-kha-LIS khre-ma-TI-sei e-AN GE-nê-tai an-DRI he-TE-rô e-AN de a-po-THA-nê ho a-NÊR e-leu-THE-ra es-TIN a-PO tou NO-mou tou mê EI-nai au-TÊN moi-kha-LI-da ge-no-ME-nên an-DRI he-TE-rô
Exegesis
The articular infinitive construction tou mē einai autēn moindreida genomenēn antri heterō {τοῦ μὴ εἶναι αὐτὴν μοιχαλίδα γενομένην ἀνδρί ἑτέρῳ | toû mē ei-nai au-tḗn moi-kha-LÍ-da ge-no-MÉ-nēn an-drí he-TÉ-rō} functions as an explanatory result: it explains why she is no longer an adulteress after entering a new marriage when the first husband has died. The balanced conditional structure underscores Paul’s analogy about believers’ relationship to law—bondage under its terms and liberation through a decisive change.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–phi–omicron–rho–mu–eta
“starting point”
In context — Romans 7:3
So then, while her husband is living, she will be called an adulteress if she is joined to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law , so that she is not an adulteress, having become another man’s wife.
About this coordinate
Romans 7:3:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Romans 7:3, 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.7.3.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.7.3.W23.S1) and character.