Definition
not, lest
Vocabulary Form
μή
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
| Hebrews 11:40 | for God had provided something better with us in mind, so that they should not (mē | μή | particle) reach their goal apart from us. |
| Hebrews 12:3 | Consider him who endured from sinners such opposition against himself, so that you may not (mē | μή | particle) grow weary in your souls and lose heart. |
| Hebrews 12:5 | And have you forgotten the word of encouragement that speaks to you as sons? “My son, do not (mē | μή | particle) regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose heart when corrected by him. |
| Hebrews 12:13 | and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not (mē | μή | particle) be dislocated, but rather healed. |
| Hebrews 12:15 | Take care that no (mē | μή | conj) one forfeits the grace of God; and that no (mē | μή | conj) root of bitterness grows up and causes trouble and by it many are defiled. |
| Hebrews 12:16 | that no (mē | μή | conj) one becomes immoral and profane like Esau, who gave up his inheritance rights in return for a single meal. |
| Hebrews 12:19 | to the blast of a trumpet and a sound of words which made those who heard it beg that no (mē | μή | particle) further message be given to them, |
| Hebrews 12:25 | Take care not (mē | μή | conj) to disregard the one who is speaking! For if those did not escape when they disregarded the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven. |
| Hebrews 12:27 | The phrase, “Yet once more,” declares the removal of what can be shaken — that is, created things — so that what cannot (mē | μή | particle) be shaken may remain. |
| Hebrews 13:2 | Do not (mē | μή | particle) neglect hospitality to strangers, for by this means some have entertained angels without knowing it. |
| Hebrews 13:5 | Your conduct must be free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for God himself has said, “I will never leave you; never will I forsake you.” |
| Hebrews 13:9 | Do not (mē | μή | particle) be swept off your feet by all sorts of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, with which their adherents are not benefited. |
| Hebrews 13:16 | And do not (mē | μή | particle) neglect doing good and sharing with others, for with sacrifices like that God is pleased. |
| Hebrews 13:17 | Continue to obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who must give an account. Let them do this with joy, and not (mē | μή | particle) with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. |
| James 1:5 | But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to everyone generously, not (mē | μή | particle) demanding something in return, and it will be given to him. |
| James 1:7 | For that person must not (mē | μή | particle) imagine that he will receive anything from the Lord; |
| James 1:16 | Do not (mē | μή | particle) be deceived, my dear brothers. |
| James 1:22 | But be doers of the word and not (mē | μή | particle) merely hearers, deceiving yourselves. |
| James 1:26 | If someone thinks that he is religious, yet does not (mē | μή | particle) bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. |
| James 2:1 | My brothers, stop (mē | μή | particle) showing favoritism as you live out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. |
| James 2:11 | For he who said, “Do not (mē | μή | particle) commit adultery,” also said, “Do not (mē | μή | particle) commit murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. |
| James 2:13 | For judgment will be without mercy for one who has shown no (mē | μή | particle) mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment. |
| James 2:14 | What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no (mē | μή | particle) works? Can that kind of faith save him? |
| James 2:16 | and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; stay warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not (mē | μή | particle) give them what their body needs, what good is that? |
| James 2:17 | In the same way faith, if it has no (mē | μή | particle) works, is dead, since it is by itself. |