μήτι mēti · G3385

surely not

μή-τι ; interrog. particle, expecting a negative answer: Mat.7:16 26:22, 25, Mrk.4:21 14:19, Luk.6:39, Jhn.8:22 18:35, Act.10:47, 2Co.12:18, Jas.3:11; in hesitant questions (see M, Pr., 170.), μ οὗτός ἐστιν, ; can this be, Mat.12:23, Jhn.4:29; μ. ἄρα, 2Co.1:17; On εἰ μήτι (Luk.9:13, cf. Bl., § 65, 6), see: εἰ.†; εἰ, ; conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions. ; I. Conditional, if; 1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; (a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat., Mrk.4:23 9:22, Jhn.15:18, 1Co.7:9, al.; before fut. indic., Luk.16:31, Rom.8:11, al.; before pf. or aor., with negation in apodosis, Mat.12:26, Rom.4:14, al.; …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

Included with: μήτῐς ; or μή τις, ὁ, ἡ, neuter μήτῐ, genitive μήτῐνος: (τὶς) old Gr. and Cretan dialect for μηδείς, []; Cretan dialect dative singular μηδιμί [] —hence ; 1 μήτι or μή τι, adverb, with imperative, and infinitive used imperatively, []: with optative to express a wish, ὄλοιντο μή τι πάντες []; 2 after Verbs of fear or doubt, []; 3 in direct questions, μή τί σοι δοκῶ ταρβεῖ; do I.. ? (i.e. I do not), []; 4 μή τί γε let alone, much less, οὐδὲ στρατιώτης οὗτός γε οὐδενός ἐστιν ἄξιος, …

Where it's used 19 times

Matthew 7:16 · Matthew 12:23 · Matthew 26:22 · Matthew 26:25 · Mark 4:21 · Mark 14:19 · Luke 6:39 · Luke 9:13 · John 4:29 · John 8:22 · John 18:35 · Acts 10:47 · 1 Corinthians 6:3 · 1 Corinthians 7:5 · 2 Corinthians 1:17 · 2 Corinthians 12:18 · 2 Corinthians 13:5 · James 3:11 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G3385; TFLSJ G3385

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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