Strong's Greek · G3361
G3361 mḗ
μή
may
not
Looking for Hebrew H3361 Yoqmᵉʻâm? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G3361. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
mḗ appears 1,060 times in Scripture, including Matthew 1:19 and Acts 5:26. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expects an affirmative one)) whether
In the King James Version
any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without
Derivation
a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expresses an absolute denial);
Appears 1,060 times in Scripture
““If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’””
“Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.””
“so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.”
“And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.”
“Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.”
“But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”
“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”
“The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
“So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.””
“At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
