μή

mē

Greek G3361 Particle 1,060 occurrences in 935 verses

μή not

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;

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

Luke 12:7 μὴ

And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Luke 12:11 μὴ

When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
Luke 12:21 μὴ

This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”
Luke 12:22 μὴ

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
Luke 12:29 μὴμὴ

And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
Luke 12:32 Μὴ

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
Luke 12:33 μὴ

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
Luke 12:47 μὴ

That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
Luke 12:48 μὴ

But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.
Luke 12:58 μή‿

Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
Luke 12:59 μὴ

I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
Luke 13:3 μὴ

No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
Luke 13:5 μὴ

No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
Luke 13:11 μὴ

and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.
Luke 13:14 μὴ

But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
Luke 13:35 μὴ

Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Luke 14:8 μὴμή‿

“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
Luke 14:12 μὴμή‿

Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
Luke 14:29 μήμὴ

Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
Luke 16:26 μὴ

And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
Luke 16:28 μὴ

for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
Luke 17:1 μὴ

Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
Luke 17:9 μὴ

Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?
Luke 17:18 μὴ

Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
Luke 17:23 μὴ

People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
Luke 17:31 μὴμὴ

On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
Luke 18:1 μὴ

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
Luke 18:2 μὴμὴ

“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
Luke 18:5 μὴ

yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”
Luke 18:7 μὴ

Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
Luke 18:16 μὴ

But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Luke 18:17 μὴμὴ

Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
Luke 18:19 μὴ

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
Luke 18:20 ΜὴΜὴΜὴΜὴ

You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
Luke 18:30 μὴ

will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”
Luke 19:26 μὴ

He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Luke 19:27 μὴ

And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
Luke 20:7 μὴ

So they answered that they did not know where it was from.
Luke 20:16 Μὴ

He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”
Luke 20:27 μὴ

Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
Luke 21:8 μὴμὴ

Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
Luke 21:9 μὴ

When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”
Luke 21:14 μὴ

So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.
Luke 21:18 μὴ

Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
Luke 21:21 μὴ

Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.
Luke 21:32 μὴ

Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Luke 21:33 μὴ

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Luke 21:34 μή‿

But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
Luke 22:16 μὴ

For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
Luke 22:18 μὴ

For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”