Vocabulary Form
μή
Definition

not, lest

Erasmian
Modern
Frequency
1042
GK
3590
Mnemonics

He may or may not!

Verse

All do μή speak in tongues, do they? (1 Cor 12:29)

Notes

Has the same basic meaning as οὐ but is used in different situations that we will discuss later.

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 11:6 And blessed is the one who does not (mē | μή | particle) stumble because of me.”
Matthew 11:23 And as for you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No (mē | μή | particle), you will be brought down to Hades! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, had been done the mighty works done in you it would have remained to this day.
Matthew 11:27 All things were handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father except the Son and the one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
Matthew 12:4 how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but for the priests alone?
Matthew 12:16 And he sternly warned them that they should not (mē | μή | particle) make him known
Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”
Matthew 12:29 Or how can someone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his belongings, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he will ransack his house.
Matthew 12:30 The one who is not (mē | μή | particle) with me is against me, and the one who does not (mē | μή | particle) gather with me scatters.
Matthew 12:39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.
Matthew 13:5 Other seed fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprouted because it had no (mē | μή | particle) depth of soil.
Matthew 13:6 But when the sun came up it was scorched; and because it had no (mē | μή | particle) root, it withered away.
Matthew 13:14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled that says: ‘You will surely hear but never understand, and you will surely see but never perceive.
Matthew 13:19 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom and does not (mē | μή | particle) understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away that which was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.
Matthew 13:57 And they were deeply offended at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”
Matthew 14:17 And they said to him, “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.”
Matthew 14:27 But right away Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I! Do not (mē | μή | particle) be afraid.”
Matthew 15:6 he need not honor his father.’ So you have nullified the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
Matthew 15:24 But he answered, saying, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Matthew 16:4 An evil and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.
Matthew 16:22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This must never happen to you.”
Matthew 16:28 I tell you the truth, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.
Matthew 17:7 But Jesus came over and touched them, saying, “Rise, and do not (mē | μή | particle) be afraid.”
Matthew 17:8 And when they raised their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone.
Matthew 17:27 But lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin; take it and give it to them for the two of us.”
Matthew 18:3 said, “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!