μή
not
Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Where this word appears
Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Particle
- A short, often untranslatable function word adding nuance or connection.
Degree
- Negative
- Marks a negative form.
Every verse where G3361 appears in the Book of Luke — 126 distinct verses. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Greek form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Greek New Testament; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences of this word are not indexed here.
Luke
- Luke 1:13 μὴ ptcl neg But the angel said to him, "Don't be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
- Luke 1:15 μὴ ptcl neg For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
- Luke 1:20 μὴ ptcl neg Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things will happen, because you didn't believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time."
- Luke 1:30 μὴ ptcl neg The angel said to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
- Luke 2:10 μὴ ptcl neg The angel said to them, "Don't be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.
- Luke 2:26 μὴ ptcl neg It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
- Luke 2:45 μὴ ptcl neg When they didn't find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.
- Luke 3:8 μὴ ptcl neg Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!
- Luke 3:9 μὴ ptcl neg Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire."
- Luke 3:11 μὴ ptcl neg He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise."
- Luke 4:26 μὴ ptcl neg Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
- Luke 4:27 μὴ ptcl neg There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian."
- Luke 4:42 μὴ ptcl neg When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place, and the multitudes looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he wouldn't go away from them.
- Luke 5:10 μὴ ptcl neg and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive."
- Luke 5:19 μὴ ptcl neg Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before Jesus.
- Luke 5:21 μὴ ptcl neg The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"
- Luke 5:34 μὴ ptcl neg He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
- Luke 5:36 μήγε ptcl neg He also told a parable to them. "No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old garment, or else he will tear the new, and also the piece from the new will not match the old.
- Luke 5:37 μήγε ptcl neg No one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.
- Luke 6:4 μὴ ptcl neg how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?"
- Luke 6:29 μὴ ptcl neg To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don't withhold your coat also.
- Luke 6:30 μὴ ptcl neg Give to everyone who asks you, and don't ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.
- Luke 6:37 μὴ μὴ μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg ptcl neg ptcl neg Don't judge, And you won't be judged. Don't condemn, And you won't be condemned. Set free, And you will be set free.
- Luke 6:49 μὴ ptcl neg But he who hears, and doesn't do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."
- Luke 7:6 μὴ ptcl neg Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, "Lord, don't trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.
- Luke 7:13 μὴ ptcl neg When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, "Don't cry."
- Luke 7:23 μὴ ptcl neg Blessed is he who is not offended by me."
- Luke 7:30 μὴ ptcl neg But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
- Luke 7:33 μὴ ptcl neg For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'
- Luke 7:42 μὴ ptcl neg When they couldn't pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?"
- Luke 8:6 μὴ ptcl neg Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
- Luke 8:10 μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg He said, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'
- Luke 8:12 μὴ ptcl neg Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.
- Luke 8:17 μὴ ptcl neg For nothing is hidden, that will not be revealed; nor anything secret, that will not be known and come to light.
- Luke 8:18 μὴ ptcl neg Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has."
- Luke 8:28 μή ptcl neg When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, "What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don't torment me!"
- Luke 8:31 μὴ ptcl neg They begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.
- Luke 8:50 μὴ ptcl neg But Jesus hearing it, answered him, "Don't be afraid. Only believe, and she will be healed."
- Luke 8:51 μὴ ptcl neg When he came to the house, he didn't allow anyone to enter in, except Peter, John, James, the father of the child, and her mother.
- Luke 8:52 μὴ ptcl neg All were weeping and mourning her, but he said, "Don't weep. She isn't dead, but sleeping."
- Luke 9:5 μὴ ptcl neg As many as don't receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them."
- Luke 9:27 μὴ ptcl neg But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here, who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Kingdom of God."
- Luke 9:33 μὴ ptcl neg It happened, as they were parting from him, that Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let's make three tents: one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah," not knowing what he said.
- Luke 9:45 μὴ ptcl neg But they didn't understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
- Luke 9:50 μὴ ptcl neg Jesus said to him, "Don't forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us."
- Luke 10:4 μὴ μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg ptcl neg Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way.
- Luke 10:6 μήγε ptcl neg If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
- Luke 10:7 μὴ ptcl neg Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don't go from house to house.
- Luke 10:10 μὴ ptcl neg But into whatever city you enter, and they don't receive you, go out into the streets of it and say,
- Luke 10:15 μὴ ptcl neg You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.
- Luke 10:19 μὴ ptcl neg Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.
- Luke 10:20 μὴ ptcl neg Nevertheless, don't rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
- Luke 10:22 μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg Turning to the disciples, he said, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him."
- Luke 11:4 μὴ ptcl neg Forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.'"
- Luke 11:7 μή ptcl neg and he from within will answer and say, 'Don't bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give it to you'?
- Luke 11:11 μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he won't give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?
- Luke 11:12 μὴ ptcl neg Or if he asks for an egg, he won't give him a scorpion, will he?
- Luke 11:23 μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg "He that is not with me is against me. He who doesn't gather with me scatters.
- Luke 11:24 μὴ ptcl neg The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, 'I will turn back to my house from which I came out.'
- Luke 11:29 μὴ ptcl neg When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, "This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah, the prophet.
- Luke 11:35 μὴ ptcl neg Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn't darkness.
- Luke 11:36 μὴ ptcl neg If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."
- Luke 11:42 μὴ ptcl neg But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
- Luke 12:4 μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg "I tell you, my friends, don't be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
- Luke 12:7 μὴ ptcl neg But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
- Luke 12:11 μὴ ptcl neg When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don't be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;
- Luke 12:21 μὴ ptcl neg So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
- Luke 12:22 μὴ ptcl neg He said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, don't be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.
- Luke 12:29 μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg Don't seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.
- Luke 12:32 Μὴ ptcl neg Don't be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
- Luke 12:33 μὴ ptcl neg Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn't fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.
- Luke 12:47 μὴ ptcl neg That servant, who knew his lord's will, and didn't prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,
- Luke 12:48 μὴ ptcl neg but he who didn't know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.
- Luke 12:59 μὴ ptcl neg I tell you, you will by no means get out of there, until you have paid the very last penny."
- Luke 13:3 μὴ ptcl neg I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
- Luke 13:5 μὴ ptcl neg I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way."
- Luke 13:9 μήγε ptcl neg If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.'"
- Luke 13:11 μὴ ptcl neg Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up.
- Luke 13:14 μὴ ptcl neg The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, "There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!"
- Luke 13:35 μὴ ptcl neg Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"
- Luke 14:8 μὴ ptcl neg "When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don't sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
- Luke 14:12 μὴ ptcl neg He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, don't call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
- Luke 14:29 μὴ ptcl neg Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
- Luke 14:32 μήγε ptcl neg Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.
- Luke 16:26 μὴ ptcl neg Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'
- Luke 16:28 μὴ ptcl neg for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won't also come into this place of torment.'
- Luke 17:1 μὴ ptcl neg He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!
- Luke 17:9 μὴ ptcl neg Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.
- Luke 17:18 μὴ ptcl neg Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?"
- Luke 17:23 μὴ ptcl neg They will tell you, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Don't go away, nor follow after them,
- Luke 17:31 μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.
- Luke 18:1 μὴ ptcl neg He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,
- Luke 18:2 μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg saying, "There was a judge in a certain city who didn't fear God, and didn't respect man.
- Luke 18:5 μὴ ptcl neg yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.'"
- Luke 18:7 μὴ ptcl neg Won't God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?
- Luke 18:16 μὴ ptcl neg Jesus summoned them, saying, "Allow the little children to come to me, and don't hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
- Luke 18:17 μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg Most assuredly, I tell you, whoever doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."
- Luke 18:19 μὴ ptcl neg Jesus asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one--God.
- Luke 18:20 μὴ μὴ μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg ptcl neg ptcl neg You know the commandments: 'Don't commit adultery,' 'Don't murder,' 'Don't steal,' 'Don't give false testimony,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'"
- Luke 18:30 μὴ ptcl neg who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life."
- Luke 19:26 μὴ ptcl neg 'For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.
- Luke 19:27 μὴ ptcl neg But bring those enemies of mine who didn't want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.'"
- Luke 20:7 μὴ ptcl neg They answered that they didn't know where it was from.
- Luke 20:16 μὴ ptcl neg He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be!"
- Luke 20:27 μὴ ptcl neg Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
- Luke 21:8 μὴ μὴ ptcl neg ptcl neg He said, "Watch out that you don't get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I AM,' and, 'The time is at hand.' Therefore don't follow them.
- Luke 21:9 μὴ ptcl neg When you hear of wars and disturbances, don't be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won't come immediately."
- Luke 21:14 μὴ ptcl neg Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer,
- Luke 21:18 μὴ ptcl neg And not a hair of your head will perish.
- Luke 21:21 μὴ ptcl neg Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in the midst of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter therein.
- Luke 21:32 μὴ ptcl neg Most assuredly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things are accomplished.
- Luke 21:33 μὴ ptcl neg Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
- Luke 22:16 μὴ ptcl neg for I tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God."
- Luke 22:18 μὴ ptcl neg for I tell you, I will not drink at all again from the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of God comes."
- Luke 22:32 μὴ ptcl neg but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn't fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers."
- Luke 22:34 μὴ ptcl neg He said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times."
- Luke 22:35 μή ptcl neg He said to them, "When I sent you out without purse, and wallet, and shoes, did you lack anything?" They said, "Nothing."
- Luke 22:36 μὴ ptcl neg Then he said to them, "But now, whoever has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet. Whoever has none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.
- Luke 22:40 μὴ ptcl neg When he was at the place, he said to them, "Pray that you don't enter into temptation."
- Luke 22:42 μὴ ptcl neg saying, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."
- Luke 22:46 μὴ ptcl neg and said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."
- Luke 22:67 μὴ ptcl neg "If you are the Christ, tell us." But he said to them, "If I tell you, you won't believe,
- Luke 22:68 μὴ ptcl neg and if I ask, you will in no way answer me or let me go.
- Luke 23:28 μὴ ptcl neg But Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
- Luke 24:16 μὴ ptcl neg But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
- Luke 24:23 μὴ ptcl neg and when they didn't find his body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
At its core, μη (mḗ) means “not.” It first appears in Matthew 1:19. It turns up in 914 verses across 27 books, one of the most common footprint. Sharing its root, it stands alongside ου, ου μη and ουδε. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's G3361 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 914
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 914 distinct verses.
- 27 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 27 of 27 New Testament books.
- #19
- by frequency
- Top 25 most frequent Greek words (rank 19 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 914 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 914 distinct verses.
- Gospels 419 verses · 46%
- Pauline corpus 290 verses · 32%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 186 verses · 20%
- Johannine 174 verses · 19%
- General (Catholic) Epistles 67 verses · 7%
- Revelation 41 verses · 4%
- Hebrews 37 verses · 4%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Not 493×, No 49×, God forbid 15×
- American Standard Version: Not 535×, No 64×, Lest 20×
- Berean Standard Bible: Not 142×, Do not 122×, No 41×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Not 754×, Certainly not 88×, Except 67×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G3361 across 647 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 33 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 27 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G3361 across 863 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 89 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 4 further occurrences.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G3361 across 413 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 26 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 242 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G3361 across 1,087 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 14 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in Thayer's
The 1 sense Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- no, not lest
Word origin
Derived from ου (ou) (G3756) — not.
A primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverbially) not (conjugationally) lest ; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether : - 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. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also G3362 G3363 G3364 G3372 G3373 G3375 G3378 .
— Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain.
Forms in the corpus
The 4 distinct written forms G3361 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that case’s occurrences in the concordance.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| μὴ mḕ | Particle, Negative | Matthew 1:19 | 966 |
| μή mḗ | Particle, Negative | Matthew 23:39 | 47 |
| Μὴ Mḕ | Particle, Negative | Matthew 5:17 | 12 |
| μήγε mḗge | Particle, Negative | Matthew 6:1 | 8 |
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G3361, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
- ου μη ou mḗ G3364 by no means
- ουδε oudé G3761 neither
- ουκετι oukéti G3765 no longer
- ουκουν oukoûn G3766 not therefore
- ουπω oúpō G3768 not yet
- ουτε oúte G3777 neither
- ουχι ouchí G3780 not at all
Derived from this word
- μηδαμως mēdamōs G3365 by no means
- μηδε mēdé G3366 and not
- μηδεις mēdeís G3367 no one
- μηκετι mēkéti G3371 no longer
- μη ουκ mḕ ouk G3378 not ever
- μηποτε mḗpote G3379 lest
- μηπω mḗpō G3380 not yet
- μηπως mḗpōs G3381 lest
- μητε mḗte G3383 nor
- μητι mḗti G3385 whether
- μητις mḗtis G3387 let no one
- ου ou G3756 not
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 20 — not the complete family. They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint usage
The same Greek word μη appears 2,278 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 1,896 verses in 37 books.
- 2,278
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 1,896
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 37 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 37 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Genesis 3:1 μή
- Exodus 2:14 μή
- Leviticus 5:1 μή
- Numbers 4:15 μή
- Deuteronomy 1:17 μή
- Joshua 1:9 μή
- Judges 2:3 μή
- Ruth 1:11 μή
- 1 Samuel 1:6 μή
- 2 Samuel 1:20 μή
- 1 Kings 2:9 μή
- 2 Kings 1:3 μή
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G3361) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 1,896. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Genesis 3:1 μή Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, "Yes, has God said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"
- Genesis 3:3 μή but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'"
- Genesis 3:11 μή God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"
- Genesis 3:17 μή To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
- Genesis 4:7 μή If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you don't do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."
- Genesis 4:9 μή Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
- Genesis 4:15 μή Yahweh said to him, "Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.
- Genesis 6:3 μή Yahweh said, "My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years."
- Genesis 7:2 μή You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean, take two, the male and his female.
- Genesis 7:3 μή Also of the birds of the sky, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive on the surface of all the earth.
- Genesis 7:8 μή Clean animals, animals that are not clean, birds, and everything that creeps on the ground
- Genesis 11:7 μή Come, let's go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."
- Genesis 13:8 μή Abram said to Lot, "Please, let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are relatives.
- Genesis 14:23 μή that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'
- Genesis 15:1 μή After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Don't be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."
- Genesis 16:2 μή Sarai said to Abram," See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my handmaid. It may be that I will obtain children by her." Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
- Genesis 18:3 μή and said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don't go away from your servant.
- Genesis 18:14 μή Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes round, and Sarah will have a son."
- Genesis 18:17 μή Yahweh said, "Will I hide from Abraham what I do,
- Genesis 18:21 μή I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come to me. If not, I will know."
- Genesis 18:23 μή Abraham drew near, and said, "Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?
- Genesis 18:28 μή What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?" He said, "I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there."
- Genesis 18:29 μή He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty's sake."
- Genesis 18:30 μή He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?" He said, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there."
- Genesis 18:31 μή He said, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake."
- Genesis 18:32 μή He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. What if ten are found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake."
- Genesis 19:7 μή He said, "Please, my brothers, don't act so wickedly.
- Genesis 19:8 μή See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and do you to them as is good in your eyes. Only don't do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof."
- Genesis 19:9 μή They said, "Stand back!" They said, "This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints himself a judge. Now will we deal worse with you, than with them!" They pressed hard on the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.
- Genesis 19:15 μή When the morning arose, then the angels hurried Lot, saying, "Arise, take your wife, and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city."
- Genesis 19:17 μή It came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, "Escape for your life! Don't look behind you, neither stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountain, lest you be consumed!"
- Genesis 19:19 μή See now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your loving kindness, which you have shown to me in saving my life. I can't escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake me, and I die.
- Genesis 19:21 μή He said to him, "Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.
- Genesis 20:6 μή God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch her.
- Genesis 20:7 μή Now therefore, restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don't restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours."
- Genesis 20:9 μή Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!"
- Genesis 21:12 μή God said to Abraham, "Don't let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your handmaid. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For from Isaac will your seed be called.
- Genesis 21:16 μή She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, "Don't let me see the death of the child." She sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
- Genesis 21:17 μή God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, "What ails you, Hagar? Don't be afraid. For God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.
- Genesis 21:23 μή Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner."
- Genesis 22:12 μή He said, "Don't lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."
- Genesis 23:6 μή "Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. In the choice of our tombs bury your dead. None of us will withhold from you his tomb, but that you may bury your dead."
- Genesis 24:3 μή I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.
- Genesis 24:6 μή Abraham said to him, "Beware that you don't bring my son there again.
- Genesis 24:8 μή If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."
- Genesis 24:33 μή Food was set before him to eat. But he said, "I will not eat until I have told my message." He said, "Speak on."
- Genesis 24:41 μή Then will you be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don't give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.'
- Genesis 24:49 μή Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me. That I may turn to the right hand, or to the left."
- Genesis 24:56 μή He said to them, "Don't hinder me, seeing Yahweh has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master."
- Genesis 26:2 μή Yahweh appeared to him, and said, "Don't go down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I will tell you of.
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G3361) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
