mē G3361

μή (mē) means “not” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

μή Greek · G3361 1,060 tagged occurrences in 934 verses

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Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3361

μή · mē · not

μή, subjective negative particle, used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as distinct from an absolute negation. As a general rule, οὐ negatives the indic, μή the other moods, incl, ptcp. [In LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,אַל ] I. As a neg. adv., not; 1. with ref. to thought or opinion: Jhn.3:18, Tit.1:11, 2Pe.1:9. 2. In delib. questions, with subjc. (M, Pr., 185): Mrk.12:14, Rom.3:8. 3. In conditional and final sentences, after εἰ, ἐάν, ἄν, ἵνα, ὅπως: Mat.10:14, Mrk.6:11 12:19, Luk.9:5, Jhn.6:50, Rom.11:25, al. 4. C. inf. (see M, Pr., 234f., 239, 255), (a) after verbs of saying, etc.: Mat.2:12 5:34, Mrk.12:18, Act.15:38, Rom.2:21, al.; (b) with artic. inf.: after a prep., Mat.13:5, Mrk.4:5, Act.7:19, 1Co.10:6, al.; without a prep., Rom.14:13, 2Co.2:1, 13 1Th 4:6; (with) in sentences expressing consequence, after ὥστε: Mat.8:28, Mrk.3:20, 1Co.1:7, 2Co.3:7, al. 5. C. ptcp. (see M, Pr., 231f., 239), in hypothetical references to persons of a certain character or description: Mat.10:28 12:30, Luk.6:49, Jhn.3:18, Rom.4:5, 1Co.7:38, 1Jn.3:10, al.; where the person or thing being definite, the denial is a matter of opinion: Jhn.6:64, 1Co.1:28 4:7, 18, 2Co.5:21, al.; where the ptcp. has a concessive, causal or conditional force, if, though, because not: Mat.18:25, Luk.2:45, Jhn.7:49, Act.9:26, Rom.2:14 5:13, 2Co.3:14, Gal.6:9, Ju 5; where the ptcp. has a descriptive force (being such as), not: Act.9:9, Rom.1:28, 1Co.10:33, Gal.4:8, Heb.12:27, al. 6. μή prohibitive, in indep. sentences, (a) with subjc. praes., 1 of person(s) pl.: Gal.5:26 6:9, 1Th.5:6, 1Jn.3:18; (b) with imperat. praes., usually where one is bidden to desist from what has already begun (cf. M, Pr., 122ff.): Mat.7:1, Mrk.5:36, Luk.6:30, Jhn.2:16 5:45, Act.10:15, Rom.11:18, Jas.2:1, Rev.5:5, al.; (with) forbidding that which is still future: with imperat. aor., 3 of person(s), Mat.24:18, Mrk.13:15, Luk.17:31, al.; with subjc. aor., 2 of person(s), Mat.3:9 10:26, Mrk.5:7, Luk.6:29, Jhn.3:7, Rom.10:6, al.; (d) with optative, in wishes: 2Ti.4:16 (LXX); μὴ γένοιτο (see M, Pr., 194; Bl., §66, 1), Luk.20:16, Rom.3:3, al.; μή τις, Mrk.13:5, al. II. As a conj., 1. after verbs of fearing, caution, etc., that, lest, perhaps (M, Pr., 192f.): with subjc. praes., Heb.12:15; with subjc. aor., Mat.24:4, Mrk.13:5, Luk.21:8, Act.13:40, Gal.5:15, al.; ὅρα μή (see M, Pr., 124, 178), elliptically, Rev.19:10 22:9; with indic, fut. (M, Pr., l.with), Col.2:8. 2. in order that not: with subjc. aor., Mrk.13:36, 2Co.8:20 12:6. III. Interrogative, in hesitant questions (M, Pr., 170), or where a negative answer is expected: Mat.7:9, 10, Mrk.2:19, Jhn.3:4, Rom.3:3 10:18, 19, 1Co.1:13, al.; μή τις, Luk.22:35, al.; before οὐ (Rom.10:17, al. in Pl.), expecting an affirm, ans.; οὐ μή, Luk.18:7, Jhn.18:11. IV. οὐ μή as emphatic negation (cf. M, Pr., 188, 190ff.; Bl. §64, 5), not at all, by no means: with indic, fut., Mat.16:22, Jhn.6:35, Heb.10:17, al.; with subjc. aor., Mat.24:2, Mrk.13:2, Luk.6:37, Jhn.13:8, 1Co.8:13, al. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

not, lest.

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How translators render G3361

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
vvv	406
do not	130
not	119
no	38
without	18
does not	10
or	9
otherwise	9
do not let	7
do	5
let no	4
stop	4
that	4
are	3
from	3
none	3
nothing	3
avoid	2
is	2
let no one	2
neither	2
never	2
no one	2
that no one	2
then do not	2
against	1
and do not	1
and do this not only	1
and no one	1
and that no	1
and who are not	1
because they had not	1
but not	1
could	1
do not allow	1
do not use	1
enter	1
except	1
fails	1
for fear that	1
had not	1
have	1
he must not be	1
he will certainly not	1
how dare you	1
i am afraid that	1
i fear	1
i never	1
if	1
in case	1
in the hope that	1
is it	1
it is not	1
it were not	1
it will not result	1
may not	1
no further	1
nor	1
not even	1
not mention	1
not only	1
not only to	1
not say	1
refuse	1
refusing	1
see to it that	1
shall	1
should not	1
so	1
so none	1
so that you will not	1
take no	1
that he would not	1
that it would not	1
that none	1
that will not	1
to avoid	1
was shallow	1
who neither	1
will not	1
will not be	1
with no	1
you will not	1
your own	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
not	585
no	57
lest	25
except	17
but	16
god forbid	14
never	10
at all	7
that	6
all	5
neither	5
any	4
can	4
did	4
else	4
none	4
nothing	4
one	4
art	3
by	3
do	3
in	3
more	3
save	3
the father	3
a man should not	2
also	2
as	2
believe	2
cannot	2
deny	2
do not	2
drink	2
enter	2
hath	2
i should be exalted above measure	2
it were	2
let not	2
nor	2
shall	2
taste	2
the spirit	2
they	2
will he	2
wise	2
ye enter	2
ye repent	2
a distinction	1
a serpent	1
a staff	1
a stone	1
a worse	1
against	1
any resurrection	1
are	1
as is	1
be	1
be confounded	1
be heir	1
be judged	1
be left	1
be thrown down	1
before	1
blot out	1
by any means	1
can he	1
can ye	1
case	1
cast	1
cesar	1
come behind	1
crispus	1
crow	1
depart	1
desiring	1
doth	1
ever	1
five	1
flesh	1
forsake	1
fulfil	1
have	1
have they	1
have they stumbled	1
have ye	1
have ye offered	1
he	1
he himself	1
he laid	1
he shall receive	1
he that believeth	1
he walk	1
he which is	1
his	1
i drink	1
i shall speak	1
in no wise	1
it be that	1
it die	1
james	1
jesus	1
know	1
lacked	1
lacketh	1
lest there	1
means	1
more than	1
my	1
nay but	1
need we	1
no man	1
only	1
only that	1
our	1
pass	1
pass away	1
paul	1
perceive	1
peter	1
satan	1
save he	1
saving	1
should not	1
sorrow	1
stronger	1
take care	1
thank	1
that he should not	1
that no	1
that none	1
the cross	1
the same which	1
the sign	1
the son	1
there be	1
these	1
they repent	1
they should be defiled	1
this	1
thou shalt	1
till	1
to them that believed not	1
understand	1
unrighteousness	1
untaken away	1
unto the jews	1
walk	1
we should	1
when i came	1
which cannot	1
will	1
will he give	1
will he offer	1
wilt	1
without	1
ye be	1
ye be circumcised	1
ye be converted	1
ye eat	1
ye should be	1
ye utter	1
your	1

Verses containing G3361

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Matthew 24:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
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Matthew 24:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
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Matthew 24:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
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Matthew 24:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
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Matthew 24:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
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Matthew 24:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
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Matthew 24:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
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Matthew 24:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
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Matthew 24:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
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Matthew 24:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
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Matthew 24:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
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Matthew 24:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
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Matthew 24:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
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Matthew 25:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
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Matthew 25:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
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Matthew 26:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
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Matthew 26:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”
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Matthew 26:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.
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Matthew 26:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
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Matthew 26:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
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Matthew 27:64 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
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Matthew 28:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
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Matthew 28:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
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Mark 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
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Mark 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
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Mark 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.
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Mark 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
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Mark 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”
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Mark 2:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”
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Mark 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
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Mark 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.
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Mark 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
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Source alternate reference: 3.19
Mark 3:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
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Mark 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
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Mark 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
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Mark 4:12 · BSB · 3 occurrences
so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
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Mark 4:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.
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Mark 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
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Mark 5:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.
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Mark 5:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”
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Mark 5:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
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Mark 6:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
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Mark 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.
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Mark 6:8 · BSB · 4 occurrences
He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
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Mark 6:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.
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Mark 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
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Mark 6:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
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Mark 6:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
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Mark 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
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Mark 7:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
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