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

Ephesians 5:15 So be very careful how you live, not (mē | μή | particle) as unwise people but as wise,
Ephesians 5:17 Therefore do not (mē | μή | particle) be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Ephesians 5:18 And do not (mē | μή | particle) get drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; instead, be filled with the Spirit,
Ephesians 5:27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, not (mē | μή | particle) having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she might be holy and without blemish.
Ephesians 6:4 And fathers, do not (mē | μή | particle) provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:6 not (mē | μή | particle) by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,
Philippians 1:28 and are in no way frightened by your opponents. This is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you — and that from God.
Philippians 2:4 Each person should look out not (mē | μή | particle) only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
Philippians 2:12 So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not (mē | μή | particle) only in my presence but even more now in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
Philippians 2:27 Indeed he was ill; he almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me as well, so that I would not (mē | μή | particle) have sorrow upon sorrow.
Philippians 3:9 and be found in him, not (mē | μή | particle) having a righteousness of my own that comes from the Law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that is based on faith —
Philippians 4:15 And you Philippians know that in the beginning of my gospel ministry, when I left Macedonia, no church joined with me in giving and receiving but you only,
Colossians 1:23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not (mē | μή | particle) shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which became I, Paul, became a minister.
Colossians 2:8 See to it that no (mē | μή | conj) one takes you captive by means of philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
Colossians 2:16 Therefore do not (mē | μή | particle) let anyone judge you with respect to food and drink, or in regard to a religious festival, a new moon, or a Sabbath day.
Colossians 2:21 “Do not (mē | μή | particle) handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”?
Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, Set your minds on not (mē | μή | particle) on things on earth,
Colossians 3:9 Stop (mē | μή | particle) lying to one another, since you have put off the old man with its practices, its
Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not (mē | μή | particle) become bitter toward them.
Colossians 3:21 Fathers, do not (mē | μή | particle) provoke your children, your lest (mē | μή | particle) they become discouraged.
Colossians 3:22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every regard, not (mē | μή | particle) with a view to impressing others, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 1:8 The word of the Lord has echoed forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has become known, so we have no (mē | μή | particle) need to say anything.
1 Thessalonians 2:9 For you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so as not (mē | μή | particle) to become a burden to any of you, while proclaiming to you the gospel of God.
1 Thessalonians 2:15 who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out, who (mē | μή | particle) are (mē | μή | particle) displeasing (mē | μή | particle) to God and oppose all mankind,
1 Thessalonians 3:5 So because I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith; for fear that (mē | μή | conj) somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor had been in vain.