méti: can this be? (interrog. particle expecting a neg. answer) Original Word: μήτι
Part of Speech: Particle, Interrogative
Transliteration: méti
Phonetic Spelling: (may'-tee)
Short Definition: if not, unless
Definition: if not, unless, whether at all.
3385 mḗti (from 3361 /mḗ, "not" and 5101 /tís, "anything") – properly, not perhaps, "no on first blush (reaction)" – while still keeping "the possibility open" to elicit the desired reaction from the listener (reader). 3385 (mḗti) then draws out an immediate "no," while still conjuring the idea, "unless . . . ". Example: Jn 4:29: "Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not (3385 /mḗti) the Christ, is it?" (NASU). A. T. Robertson, "Is not this the Christ (3385 /mḗti) . . . " elicits "the negative answer ('this cannot be') . . . 'unless He really is the Christ!' (holding out the 'diplomatic possibility') and thus heightening their interest" (WS, 429,30). Word Origin
from mé and the neut. of tis
Definition
can this be? (interrog. particle expecting a neg. answer)
NASB Word Usage
cannot (1), cannot* (1), perhaps (1), surely (4), surely no (1), unless* (2).NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
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All rights reserved Lockman.org notFrom me and the neuter of tis; whether at all -- not (the particle usually not expressed, except by the form of the question). see GREEK me see GREEK tis
μηνυθείσης — 1 Occ.
Μήποτε — 1 Occ.
μήπω — 2 Occ.
μηρὸν — 1 Occ.
μήτε — 34 Occ.
μήτηρ — 32 Occ.
μητέρα — 26 Occ.
μητέρας — 2 Occ.
μητρὶ — 11 Occ.
μητρὸς — 12 Occ.
μήτιγε — 1 Occ.
μήτραν — 1 Occ.
μήτρας — 1 Occ.
μητρολῴαις — 1 Occ.
μεμιαμμένοις — 1 Occ.
μεμίανται — 1 Occ.
μιαίνουσιν — 1 Occ.
μιανθῶσιν — 2 Occ.
μιάσματα — 1 Occ.
μιασμοῦ — 1 Occ.
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Strong's Greek 3385
17 Occurrences
μήτι — 17 Occ.
Matthew 7:16 Prtcl-I
BIB: ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς μήτι συλλέγουσιν ἀπὸ
INT: you will know them not Do they gather fromMatthew 12:23 Prtcl-I
BIB: καὶ ἔλεγον Μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν
NAS: This man cannot be the Son
KJV: said, Is not this the son
INT: and said not This is Matthew 26:22 Prtcl-I
BIB: εἷς ἕκαστος Μήτι ἐγώ εἰμι
NAS: to say to Him, Surely not I, Lord?
KJV: Lord, is it I?
INT: one each not I Is it Matthew 26:25 Prtcl-I
BIB: αὐτὸν εἶπεν Μήτι ἐγώ εἰμι
NAS: Him, said, Surely it is not I, Rabbi?
KJV: Master, is it I? He said
INT: him said not I is it Mark 4:21 Prtcl-I
BIB: αὐτοῖς ὅτι Μήτι ἔρχεται ὁ
KJV: he said unto them, Is a candle brought
INT: to them not is brought a Mark 14:19 Prtcl-I
BIB: κατὰ εἷς Μήτι ἐγώ
NAS: to Him one by one, Surely not I?
KJV: unto him one by one, [Is] it I? and
INT: by one not [Is it] I Luke 6:39 Prtcl-I
BIB: παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς Μήτι δύναται τυφλὸς
KJV: a parable unto them, Can the blindINT: a parable to them not Is able a blind [man] Luke 9:13 Prtcl-I
BIB: δύο εἰ μήτι πορευθέντες ἡμεῖς
NAS: fish, unless perhaps we go and buy
INT: two if not having gone we John 4:29 Prtcl-I
BIB: ὅσα ἐποίησα μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν
KJV: I did: is not this the Christ?
INT: whatever I did can it be this is John 8:22 Prtcl-I
BIB: οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι Μήτι ἀποκτενεῖ ἑαυτὸν
NAS: were saying, Surely He will not kill
KJV: the Jews, Will he kill himself?
INT: the Jews not Will he kill himself John 18:35 Prtcl-I
BIB: ὁ Πιλᾶτος Μήτι ἐγὼ Ἰουδαῖός
KJV: Pilate answered, Am I
INT: Pilate not I a Jew Acts 10:47 Prtcl-I
BIB: Μήτι τὸ ὕδωρ
NAS: Surely no one can
KJV: Can any man forbid
INT: if not The water 1 Corinthians 7:5 Prtcl-I
BIB: ἀλλήλους εἰ μήτι ἂν ἐκ
INT: one another if not anyhow by 2 Corinthians 1:17 Prtcl-I
BIB: οὖν βουλόμενος μήτι ἄρα τῇ
KJV: thus minded, did I use lightness? or
INT: Therefore purposing not indeed 2 Corinthians 12:18 Prtcl-I
BIB: τὸν ἀδελφόν μήτι ἐπλεονέκτησεν ὑμᾶς
INT: the brother not did exploit you 2 Corinthians 13:5 Prtcl-I
BIB: ὑμῖν εἰ μήτι ἀδόκιμοί ἐστε
INT: you if not rejected you are James 3:11 Prtcl-I
BIB: μήτι ἡ πηγὴ
KJV: Doth a fountain send forth
INT: not the spring 17 Occurrences
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