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
- 1 Enoch — 106:6
Aristeas
Barnabus
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 35:11
Codex Sinaiticus
- Genesis — 24:39
- Numbers — 16:34
- Judges — 7:2, 9:54
- 2 Esdras — 16:3
- Judith — 5:21
- Tobit — 2:13, 3:10, 8:10, 10:2
- 1 Maccabees — 4:45, 4:60, 12:40, 13:17
- 4 Maccabees — 4:13
- Psalms — 2:12, 7:3, 12:4, 12:5, 27:1, 37:17, 49:22, 58:12, 78:10, 90:12, 113:10, 139:9
- Proverbs — 22:25, 23:9, 25:16, 25:17, 30:10
- Ecclesiastes — 7:16
- Song of Solomon — 1:7
- Job — 1:5
- Sirach — 7:6, 8:1, 8:2, 9:3, 9:4, 9:5, 9:9, 11:33, 12:12, 19:7, 19:13, 19:14, 23:14, 30:12, 31:17, 37:8, 42:9, 42:10, 42:11
- Isaiah — 6:10
- Matthew — 4:6, 5:25, 7:6, 13:15, 13:29, 25:9, 27:64
- Mark — 4:12, 14:2
- Luke — 3:15, 4:11, 12:58, 14:8, 14:12, 14:29, 21:34
- Acts of the Apostles — 5:39, 28:27
- 2 Timothy — 2:25
- Hebrews — 2:1, 3:12, 4:1
- Epistle of Barnabas — 4:1, 4:2, 4:13, 4:14, 19:7
- Shepherd of Hermas — 17:6, 18:7, 22:5
Ignatius of Antioch
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 4:107
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Tobit — 2:13
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 4:6, 5:25, 7:6, 13:15, 13:29, 15:32, 25:9, 27:64
- Mark — 4:12, 14:2
- Luke — 3:15, 4:11, 12:58, 14:8, 14:12, 14:29, 21:34
- John — 7:26
- Acts — 5:39, 28:27
- 2 Timothy — 2:25
- Hebrews — 2:1, 3:12, 4:1, 9:17
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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