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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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μήτι

Strong’s: G3385

Associated OET lemmas: μήτι

Form 1

Part of speech: part.

Constructions: μήτι; μή; τίς, τί

Sense 1: surely not, unless

Semantic entry: 69.16

Semantic domains: Affirmation, Negation

Subdomains: Markers for a Negative Response to Questions

Definition: a marker of a somewhat more emphatic negative response

Notes: Some persons have argued that the occurrence of μήτι in RV JHN 4:29 · LV JHN 4:29 · Read together JHN 4:29 is contradictory, since it would appear from the context that the individuals posing the question regarded Jesus as a possible Messiah. On the other hand, asking the question in this form would have certainly fit the circumstances in which there was strong opposition to anyone claiming that Jesus was the Messiah. This form of the question would have avoided an overt commitment, while at the same time indicating peoples evident interest and concern.

MAT 7:16: RV MAT 7:16 · LV MAT 7:16 · Read together MAT 7:16

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OET-RV MAT 7:16

16 You people will know who they are if you observe their fruit. Does anyone pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?

OET-LV MAT 7:16

16 You_all_will_be_knowing them by the fruits of_them.
Surely_not they_are_gathering grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

MAT 12:23: RV MAT 12:23 · LV MAT 12:23 · Read together MAT 12:23

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OET-RV MAT 12:23

23 All the people were amazed and were saying, “Surely this must be the promised descendant of David?”

OET-LV MAT 12:23

23 And all the crowds were_marvelling and were_saying:
Surely_not this one is the son of_Dawid/(Dāvid)?
All 17 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 7:16 · RV MAT 12:23 · RV MAT 26:22 · RV MAT 26:25 · LV MAT 7:16 · LV MAT 12:23 · LV MAT 26:22 · LV MAT 26:25 · Read together MAT 7:16 · Read together MAT 12:23 · Read together MAT 26:22 · Read together MAT 26:25

MRK: RV MRK 4:21 · RV MRK 14:19 · LV MRK 4:21 · LV MRK 14:19 · Read together MRK 4:21 · Read together MRK 14:19

LUK: RV LUK 6:39 · RV LUK 9:13 · LV LUK 6:39 · LV LUK 9:13 · Read together LUK 6:39 · Read together LUK 9:13

JHN: RV JHN 4:29 · RV JHN 8:22 · RV JHN 18:35 · LV JHN 4:29 · LV JHN 8:22 · LV JHN 18:35 · Read together JHN 4:29 · Read together JHN 8:22 · Read together JHN 18:35

ACT: RV ACT 10:47 · LV ACT 10:47 · Read together ACT 10:47

CO1: RV CO1 7:5 · LV CO1 7:5 · Read together CO1 7:5

CO2: RV CO2 1:17 · RV CO2 12:18 · RV CO2 13:5 · LV CO2 1:17 · LV CO2 12:18 · LV CO2 13:5 · Read together CO2 1:17 · Read together CO2 12:18 · Read together CO2 13:5

JAM: RV JAM 3:11 · LV JAM 3:11 · Read together JAM 3:11

Sense 2: how much more

Semantic entry: 91.9

Semantic domains: Discourse Markers

Subdomains: Markers of Emphasis

Definition: a marker of emphasis, involving some degree of contrast and/or comparison

Collocations: μήτι γε; μήτιγε

CO1 6:3: RV CO1 6:3 · LV CO1 6:3 · Read together CO1 6:3

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OET-RV CO1 6:3

3 Don’t you realise that we’ll judge God’s messengers? So surely we can judge things of this life?

OET-LV CO1 6:3

3 Not you_all_have_known that messengers we_will_be_judging, surely_not surely the_living things?