ΜΗΤΕἈΝΤΑΣΠΑΣΑΣΘΑΙ, μητεἀντασπασασθαι
MĒTEANTASPASASTHAI, mēteantaspasasthai
Sounds Like: MEE-teh an-tas-PA-sas-thai
Translations: neither to return a greeting, nor to return a welcome, neither to return an embrace
From the root: ΜΗΤΕ, ἈΝΤΑΣΠΑΣΑΣΘΑΙ
Part of Speech: Conjunction, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound phrase consisting of the conjunction 'μήτε' (neither, nor) and the aorist middle infinitive 'ἀντασπάσασθαι' (to return a greeting/embrace). The phrase means 'neither to return a greeting' or 'nor to return a welcome/embrace'. It indicates a prohibition or a negative condition regarding the act of returning a greeting or embrace.
Inflection: Does not inflect (ΜΗΤΕ); Aorist, Middle, Infinitive (ἈΝΤΑΣΠΑΣΑΣΘΑΙ)
Strong’s numbers: G3383 (Lookup on BibleHub), G457 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 15:11
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΜΗΤΕ, ἈΝΤΑΣΠΑΣΑΣΘΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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