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

1 Corinthians 1:28 God chose the things that the world considers insignificant and contemptible, what is regarded as nothing (mē | μή | particle), to render useless the things that are,
1 Corinthians 1:29 so that no (mē | μή | particle) one can boast in the presence of God.
1 Corinthians 2:2 For I had decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
1 Corinthians 2:5 so that your faith would not (mē | μή | particle) be based on the wisdom of men but on the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:11 For who can know the thoughts of a man except the man’s own spirit that is in him? In the same way, no one can understand the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 4:5 So then, stop (mē | μή | particle) passing judgment on anything before the time, before the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will disclose the motives of the heart. At that time praise will come to each from God.
1 Corinthians 4:6 I have applied all this to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not (mē | μή | particle) to go beyond what is written, that none (mē | μή | particle) of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.
1 Corinthians 4:7 For who sees anything superior in you? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as if you did not (mē | μή | particle) receive it?
1 Corinthians 4:18 Some have become arrogant, as though I were not (mē | μή | particle) coming to you.
1 Corinthians 5:8 So let us celebrate the festival, not (mē | μή | particle) with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
1 Corinthians 5:9 I wrote to you in my letter not (mē | μή | particle) to associate with sexually immoral people —
1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I am writing to you not (mē | μή | particle) to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is a sexually immoral or greedy person, an idolater, slanderer, drunkard, or swindler — not even to eat with such a one.
1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not (mē | μή | particle) be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,
1 Corinthians 6:15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! (mē | μή | particle)
1 Corinthians 7:1 Now concerning the matters you wrote about. Yes, “It is good for a man not (mē | μή | particle) to have sexual contact with a woman.”
1 Corinthians 7:5 Do not (mē | μή | particle) deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a set time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer; then come together again, so that Satan may not (mē | μή | particle) tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
1 Corinthians 7:10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): a wife should not (mē | μή | particle) separate from her husband
1 Corinthians 7:11 (however if she does, let her remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not (mē | μή | particle) divorce his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:12 To the rest I say (I, not the Lord): If some brother has a wife who is not a believer, and she is willing to live with him, he should not (mē | μή | particle) divorce her.
1 Corinthians 7:13 And if some woman has a husband who is not a believer, and he is willing to live with her, she should not (mē | μή | particle) divorce him.
1 Corinthians 7:17 Only, as the Lord has assigned to each person, as God has called each one, so let that person conduct his life. And thus I prescribe in all the churches.
1 Corinthians 7:18 If a man was already circumcised when he was called, he should not (mē | μή | particle) conceal his circumcision. If a man was not circumcised when he was called, he should not (mē | μή | particle) submit to circumcision.
1 Corinthians 7:21 If you were a slave when called, do not (mē | μή | particle) be concerned about it. However, if you are able to gain your freedom, make the most of the opportunity.
1 Corinthians 7:23 You were bought with a price; do not (mē | μή | particle) become slaves of men.
1 Corinthians 7:27 If you are married to a wife, do not (mē | μή | particle) seek to be set free; if you are free from a wife, do not (mē | μή | particle) seek a wife.