Gloss
never, otherwise, that...not
Forms of the word
Dictionary
μήποτε
Greek transliteration
mēpote
Simplified transliteration
mepote
Numbers
Strong's number
3379
GK Number
3607
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
25
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
particle
Definition
can function as an adverb, BAGD lists it as a negative part., conj., and interrogative part., same signif. and usage as μή, Mt. 4:6; 13:15; Heb. 9:17; also, whether, Lk. 3:15
Greek-English Concordance for μήποτε
| Matthew 4:6 | and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it stands written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and, ‘on their hands they will hold you up, lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) you strike your foot against a stone.’” |
| Matthew 5:25 | Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are still with him on the way to court, or (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be thrown into prison. |
| Matthew 7:6 | “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls in front of pigs, lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) the pigs trample them underfoot, and the dogs turn and tear you to pieces. |
| Matthew 13:15 | For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they scarcely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’ |
| Matthew 13:29 | But he replied, ‘No, lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) in gathering the weeds you uproot the wheat along with them. |
| Matthew 15:32 | Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) they faint from exhaustion on the way.” |
| Matthew 25:9 | But the wise answered, saying, ‘Perhaps (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) there will not be enough for both us and you, so go rather to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’ |
| Matthew 27:64 | Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) his disciples come and steal him and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deceit will be greater than the first.” |
| Mark 4:12 | so that ‘when they look, they may see yet not perceive, and when they listen, they may hear yet not understand; otherwise (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) they might turn and be forgiven.’” |
| Mark 14:2 | but they were saying, “Not during the festival, lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) there be an uproar among the people.” |
| Luke 3:15 | Since the people were filled with anticipation and all were questioning in their hearts about John (“Could he perhaps (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) be the Messiah?”) |
| Luke 4:11 | and, ‘On their hands they will raise you up, so (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” |
| Luke 12:58 | So when you go with your opponent before the magistrate, make an effort to receive a settlement from him on the way; otherwise (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) he will drag you off to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff will throw you into prison. |
| Luke 14:8 | “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take a seat in a place of honor, lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host, |
| Luke 14:12 | Then he also said to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner do not invite your friends, or your brothers, or or rich neighbors, in (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) case they also invite you in return, and there would be a repayment to you. |
| Luke 14:29 | otherwise, (mēpote | μήποτε | particle) when he has laid the foundation and is not able to complete the tower, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, |
| Luke 21:34 | “But watch yourselves lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) your minds be dulled by dissipation and drunkenness and the anxieties of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly, |
| John 7:26 | And look, he is speaking boldly and they are saying nothing to him. Is it possible (mēpote | μήποτε | particle) that our rulers know for sure that this man is the Christ? |
| Acts 5:39 | but if it is of God, you will not be able to stop them; lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) you be found opposing God!” They were persuaded by him, |
| Acts 28:27 | for the heart of this people has become dull, and they hear with difficultly with their ears, and their eyes they have closed, lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I should heal them.’ |
| 2 Timothy 2:25 | in meekness instructing those who oppose you, if perhaps (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) God might grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, |
| Hebrews 2:1 | Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) we drift away from it. |
| Hebrews 3:12 | Be careful, brothers, lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. |
| Hebrews 4:1 | Therefore while the promise of entering his rest is still open, let us fear lest (mēpote | μήποτε | conj) any one of you may seem to be excluded from it. |
| Hebrews 9:17 | For a will takes effect only when a person has died; it cannot possibly be valid so long as the one who made it is still alive. |
