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μήStrong’s G3361

mē

Appears in 951 verses of the New Testament

In short

Mē is the Greek word usually translated “not”, “except” and “unless”. It appears in 951 verses of the New Testament.

“In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:”
2 Thessalonians 1:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “not”, “except” and “unless”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • not 771
  • except 94
  • unless 58
  • surely not 41
  • lest 32
  • otherwise 23
  • never 16
  • surely 9

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 129
  • Matthew 124
  • John 113
  • 1 Corinthians 81
  • Romans 68
  • Mark 67

27 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
All 951 verses, by book
Philemon 2
1:141:19
3 John 2
1:101:11
Greek dictionary

μή mē · not

μή, subjective negative particle, used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as distinct from an absolute negation. As a general rule, οὐ negatives the indic, μή the other moods, incl, ptcp. [In LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,אַל ] I. As a neg. adv., not; 1. with ref. to thought or opinion: Jhn.3:18, Tit.1:11, 2Pe.1:9. 2. In delib. questions, with subjc. (M, Pr., 185): Mrk.12:14, Rom.3:8. …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “not” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

NOT, adverb

[See Naught.]

  1. A word that expreses negation, denial or refusal; as, he will no go; will you remain? I will not In the first member of a sentence, it may be followed by nor or neither; as not for a price nor reward; I was not in sfety, neither had I rest.
  2. With the substantive verb in the following phrase, it denies being, or denotes extinction of existence.“Thine eyes are open upon me, and I am not” Job 14:3

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.