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GreekG3385PRT-N+G

μήτι

mēti

18Occurrences
G3385Strong's #
PRT-N+GPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

whether at all

from G3361 (μή) and the neuter of G5100 (τὶς);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
interrog. particle, expecting a negative answer: ,; in hesitant questions (see M, Pr., 170.), μ οὗτός ἐστιν, can this be,; μ. ἄρα; On *εἰ μήτι *(, 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.
(b)fut.
(with)pf.
(d)aor.
2.Where the assumption is certain = ἐπεί
3.Of an unfulfilled condition, with indic, impf., aor. or plpf., with imp. or aor. (see: ἄν, I, i).
4.C. indic., after verbs denoting wonder, etc., sometimes, but not always, coupled with an element of doubt
5.C. indic., as in LXX (
6.Rarely with optative, to express a merely possible condition
II
Interrogative, if, whether.
1.As in cl., in indir. questions after verbs of seeing, asking, knowing, saying, etc.
2.As in LXX (= Heb. *אִם *and interrog. הֲ
III
With other particles.
1.εἰ ἄρα, εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μήγε, see: ἄρα, γε.
2.εἰ δὲ καί, but if also
3.εἰ δὲ μή, but if not, but if otherwise
4.εἰ καί, if even, if also, although
5.καὶ εἰ, even if, see: καί
6.εἰ μή, if not, unless, except, but only
7.*εἰ μήν *= cl. ἦ μήν, in oaths, surely (
8.εἴ πως, if haply
9.*εἴτε *. . εἴτε, whether . . or

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

PRT-N+G

Morphology Code

G:PRT-N+G:CONJ

Full Description

G:PRT-N+G:CONJ

Occurrences

μήτι appears 18 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
4
2 Corinthians
3
John
3
1 Corinthians
2
Luke
2
Mark
2
Acts
1
James
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 6:3BSB

Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

2 Corinthians 12:18BSB

I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?

James 3:11BSB

Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

John 8:22BSB

So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”

Matthew 12:23BSB

The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.