μή
mē
μή,
subjective negative particle,
used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as distinct from an absolute negation. As a general rule, οὐ negatives the indic, μή the other moods, incl, ptcp. [In LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,אַל ]
I. As a neg. adv., not;
1. with ref. to thought or opinion: Jhn.3:18, Tit.1:11, 2Pe.1:9.
2. In delib. questions, with subjc. (M, Pr., 185): Mrk.12:14, Rom.3:8.
3. In conditional and final sentences, after εἰ, ἐάν, ἄν, ἵνα, ὅπως: Mat.10:14, Mrk.6:11 12:19, Luk.9:5, Jhn.6:50, Rom.11:25, al.
4. C. inf. (see M, Pr., 234f., 239, 255),
(a) after verbs of saying, etc.: Mat.2:12 5:34, Mrk.12:18, Act.15:38, Rom.2:21, al.;
(b) with artic. inf.: after a prep., Mat.13:5, Mrk.4:5, Act.7:19, 1Co.10:6, al.; without a prep., Rom.14:13, 2Co.2:1, 13 1Th 4:6;
(c) in sentences expressing consequence, after ὥστε: Mat.8:28, Mrk.3:20, 1Co.1:7, 2Co.3:7, al.
5. C. ptcp. (see M, Pr., 231f., 239), in hypothetical references to persons of a certain character or description: Mat.10:28 12:30, Luk.6:49, Jhn.3:18, Rom.4:5, 1Co.7:38, 1Jn.3:10, al.; where the person or thing being definite, the denial is a matter of opinion: Jhn.6:64, 1Co.1:28 4:7, 18, 2Co.5:21, al.; where the ptcp. has a concessive, causal or conditional force, if, though, because not: Mat.18:25, Luk.2:45, Jhn.7:49, Act.9:26, Rom.2:14 5:13, 2Co.3:14, Gal.6:9, Ju 5; where the ptcp. has a descriptive force (being such as), not: Act.9:9, Rom.1:28, 1Co.10:33, Gal.4:8, Heb.12:27, al.
6. μή prohibitive, in indep. sentences,
(a) with subjc. praes., 1 of person(s) pl.: Gal.5:26 6:9, 1Th.5:6, 1Jn.3:18;
(b) with imperat. praes., usually where one is bidden to desist from what has already begun (cf. M, Pr., 122ff.): Mat.7:1, Mrk.5:36, Luk.6:30, Jhn.2:16 5:45, Act.10:15, Rom.11:18, Jas.2:1, Rev.5:5, al.;
(c) forbidding that which is still future: with imperat. aor., 3 of person(s), Mat.24:18, Mrk.13:15, Luk.17:31, al.; with subjc. aor., 2 of person(s), Mat.3:9 10:26, Mrk.5:7, Luk.6:29, Jhn.3:7, Rom.10:6, al.;
(d) with optative, in wishes: 2Ti.4:16 (LXX); μὴ γένοιτο (see M, Pr., 194; Bl., §66, 1), Luk.20:16, Rom.3:3, al.; μή τις, Mrk.13:5, al.
II. As a conj.,
1. after verbs of fearing, caution, etc., that, lest, perhaps (M, Pr., 192f.): with subjc. praes., Heb.12:15; with subjc. aor., Mat.24:4, Mrk.13:5, Luk.21:8, Act.13:40, Gal.5:15, al.; ὅρα μή (see M, Pr., 124, 178), elliptically, Rev.19:10 22:9; with indic, fut. (M, Pr., l.with), Col.2:8.
2. in order that not: with subjc. aor., Mrk.13:36, 2Co.8:20 12:6.
III. Interrogative, in hesitant questions (M, Pr., 170), or where a negative answer is expected: Mat.7:9, 10, Mrk.2:19, Jhn.3:4, Rom.3:3 10:18, 19, 1Co.1:13, al.; μή τις, Luk.22:35, al.; before οὐ (Rom.10:17, al. in Pl.), expecting an affirm, ans.; οὐ μή, Luk.18:7, Jhn.18:11.
IV. οὐ μή as emphatic negation (cf. M, Pr., 188, 190ff.; Bl. §64, 5), not at all, by no means: with indic, fut., Mat.16:22, Jhn.6:35, Heb.10:17, al.; with subjc. aor., Mat.24:2, Mrk.13:2, Luk.6:37, Jhn.13:8, 1Co.8:13, al.
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Concordance 935 verses
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Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
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As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
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They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
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Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
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Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
- 1 Timothy 3:3 μὴμὴ
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
- 1 Timothy 3:6 μὴμὴ
He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
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Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
- 1 Timothy 3:8 μὴμὴμὴ
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
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In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
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Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
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Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
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A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,
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At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
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If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.
- 1 Timothy 5:19 μὴμὴ
Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
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All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
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Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.
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If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
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Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
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So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
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Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.
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Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
- 2 Timothy 2:25 μή‿
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
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At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
- Titus 1:6 μὴ
An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
- Titus 1:7 μὴμὴμὴμὴμὴ
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
- Titus 1:11 μὴ
who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
- Titus 1:14 μὴ
and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
- Titus 2:3 μὴ
Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
- Titus 2:5 μὴ
to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
- Titus 2:9 μὴ
Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
- Titus 2:10 μὴ
not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
- Titus 3:14 μὴ
And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
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But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
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I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
- Hebrews 2:1 μή‿
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- Hebrews 3:8 μὴ
do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
- Hebrews 3:12 μή‿
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
- Hebrews 3:13 μὴ
But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
- Hebrews 3:15 Μὴ
As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
- Hebrews 3:18 μὴμὴ
And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
- Hebrews 4:1 μή‿
Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
- Hebrews 4:2 μὴ
For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.
- Hebrews 4:7 μὴ
God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
- Hebrews 4:11 μὴ
Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
- Hebrews 4:15 μὴ
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
- Hebrews 6:1 μὴ
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
- Hebrews 6:12 μὴ
Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- Hebrews 7:6 μὴ
But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
