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ΜΗΠΟΤΕ, μηποτε

MĒPOTE, mēpote

Sounds Like: MAY-po-teh

Translations: lest, perhaps, never, at any time, by no means

From the root: ΜΗ, ΠΟΤΕ

Part of Speech: Adverb

Explanation: ΜΗΠΟΤΕ is a compound adverb formed from the negative particle ΜΗ (mē) and the indefinite adverb ΠΟΤΕ (pote). It is used to express a negative possibility, a fear that something might happen, or a rhetorical question implying a negative answer. Depending on the context, it can be translated as 'lest,' 'perhaps,' 'never,' or 'at any time.' It often introduces a clause expressing a feared outcome or a possibility that is being denied.

Inflection: Does not inflect

Strong’s number: G3379 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

1 Enoch Greek Collection
Aristeas
  • Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:15, 1:53
Barnabus
Clement of Rome
  • Clement’s First Letter — 35:11
Codex Sinaiticus
Ignatius of Antioch
  • Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 6:2
  • Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 5:1
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
  • Mandate 5 — 2:8
  • Mandate 10 — 2:5
  • Mandate 12 — 5:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
Twelve Disciples
  • The Didache — 4:10

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΜΗ, ΠΟΤΕ, appear in our texts.

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