NISI, nisi
Sounds Like: NEE-see
Translations: unless, if not, except, only
From the root: NISI
Part of Speech: Conjunction
Explanation: Nisi is a conjunction used to introduce a negative condition or an exception. It typically means 'unless' or 'if not', indicating that something will happen or be true only under certain circumstances, or that something is true except for a specific case. It can also sometimes mean 'only' or 'but for'.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 10 — 4:4
From the same root
No other words from the same root, NISI, appear in our texts.
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