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SR GNT 2 Cor 12:18 Μήτι (Maʸti) ‘I sent_with him the brother surely_not exploited you_all Titos’ Strongs=33850 Lemma=mēti
Word role=particle
Year=60 AD

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Other uses (11) of identical word form Μήτι (T-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Μήτι’ (T-···) is always and only glossed as ‘surely_not’.

Yhn (Jhn) 8:22 ‘therefore the Youdaiōns surely_not he will_be killing_off himself that’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 8:22 word 5

OET-LV: 22 Therefore were _saying the Youdaiōns: Surely _not he _will _be _killing _off himself, that he _is _saying: Where I am _going you _all, not are _being _able to _come? (JHN_8:22)

OET-RV: 22 This puzzled the Jewish teachers, “Surely he’s not going to commit suicide! What else could he mean about ‘you can’t go where I’m going to be going’?” (JHN 8:22)

Yhn (Jhn) 18:35 ‘answered Pilatos surely_not I a Youdaios am’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 18:35 word 4

OET-LV: 35 The Pilatos answered: Surely _not am I a_Youdaios? The Your the nation and the chief _priests gave_ you _over to _me. What did _you? (JHN_18:35)

OET-RV: 35 Pilate retorted, “Hoy! I’m not a Jew. It was your own people and the chief priests that handed you over to me. What have you done?” (JHN 18:35)

Mark 4:21 ‘and he was saying to them surely_not is coming the lamp’ SR GNT Mark 4:21 word 6

OET-LV: 21 And he _was _saying to _them: Surely _not the lamp is _coming, in _order _that it _may _be _put under the basket or under the bed? Not in _order _that it _may _be _put on the lampstand? (MRK_4:21)

OET-RV: 21 And Yeshua told them, “Obviously no one goes and gets a lamp, and then puts it under a basket or under the bed, but rather they place it somewhere higher on a stand. (MRK 4:21)

Mark 14:19 ‘one by one surely_not I’ SR GNT Mark 14:19 word 13

OET-LV: 19 They _began to _be _being _sorrowed, and to _be _saying to _him one by one: Surely _not I? (MRK_14:19)

OET-RV: 19 That upset them, and several of them individually asked, “Surely it couldn’t be me?” (MRK 14:19)

Mat 7:16 ‘of them you_all will_be knowing them surely_not they are gathering from thorns’ SR GNT Mat 7:16 word 7

OET-LV: 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_7:16)

OET-RV: 16 You people will know who they are if you observe their fruit. Does anyone pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? (MAT 7:16)

Mat 12:23 ‘crowds and were saying surely_not this one is the’ SR GNT Mat 12:23 word 8

OET-LV: 23 And all the crowds were _marvelling and were _saying: Surely _not this one is the son of _Dawid/(Dāvid)? (MAT_12:23)

OET-RV: 23 All the people were amazed and were saying, “Surely this must be the promised descendant of David?” (MAT 12:23)

Mat 26:22 ‘one each of them surely_not I am master’ SR GNT Mat 26:22 word 10

OET-LV: 22 And being_ exceedingly _sorrowed, each one of _them they _began to _be _saying to _him: Surely _not I am, master? (MAT_26:22)

OET-RV: 22 They were very upset and one by one they asked him, “Surely it won’t be me, master?” (MAT 26:22)

Mat 26:25 ‘giving_over him said surely_not I am My_great_one’ SR GNT Mat 26:25 word 9

OET-LV: 25 And Youdas/(Yəhūdāh) who giving_ him _over, answering said: Surely _not I am, my _great_one? He _is _saying to _him: You said it. (MAT_26:25)

OET-RV: 25 “Surely it won’t be me, honoured teacher?” asked Yudas, the one who would hand him in.
¶ “You said it,” he replied. (MAT 26:25)

Luke 6:39 ‘also a parable to them surely_not is able a blind one a blind one’ SR GNT Luke 6:39 word 7

OET-LV: 39 And he_ also _spoke a_parable to _them: Surely _not a_blind one is _able to _be _guiding a_blind one? ˓Will˒_ not _be _falling both into a_pit? (LUK_6:39)

OET-RV: 39 Then Yeshua told them a parable: “Surely a blind person can’t be a guide for someone else who’s blind. Won’t both of them fall into a ditch? (LUK 6:39)

Acts 10:47 ‘surely_not the water is able’ SR GNT Acts 10:47 word 1

OET-LV: 47 Surely _not anyone is _able to _forbid the water these which to_ not _be _immersed, who received the the holy spirit, as we_ also _did? (ACT_10:47)

OET-RV: 47 “Surely no one could argue against them getting immersed in water now that they’ve received the holy spirit just like we did?” (ACT 10:47)

Yac (Jam) 3:11 ‘surely_not the spring out_of’ SR GNT Yac (Jam) 3:11 word 1

OET-LV: 11 Surely _not the spring out _of of _the same hole is _outflowing the sweet and the bitter? (JAM_3:11)

OET-RV: 11 Surely a spring flowing out of a single cavity can’t produce both good-tasting and bitter water. (JAM 3:11)

Greek words (6) other than Μήτι (T-···) with a gloss related to ‘surely_not’

YHN 4:29 μήτι (maʸti) T-··· ‘all things as_much_as I did surely_not this is the’ SR GNT Yhn 4:29 word 11

OET-LV: 29 Come, see a_man who told to _me all things as _much _as I _did, surely _not this is the chosen _one /messiah? (JHN_4:29)

OET-RV: 29 “Come and see a man who knew as much about me as I know myself! He must be the messiah!” (JHN 4:29)

LUKE 9:13 μήτι (maʸti) T-··· ‘fishes two if surely_not having_been gone we may buy’ SR GNT Luke 9:13 word 32

OET-LV: 13 But he _said to them: You _all give something to _them. to _eat. But they said: Not to _us are more than five loaves and two fishes, if surely _not having _been _gone, we may _buy foods for all the this people. (LUK_9:13)

OET-RV: 13 But Yeshua told them, “You all give them something to eat.”
¶ “We don’t have anything more than just five breadrolls and two fish, unless we go and buy some food for all these people.” (LUK 9:13)

1 COR 6:3 μήτι (maʸti) T-··· ‘that messengers we will_be judging surely_not surely the living things’ SR GNT 1 Cor 6:3 word 6

OET-LV: 3 Not you _all _have _known that messengers we _will _be _judging, surely _not surely the_living things? (CO1_6:3)

OET-RV: 3 Don’t you realise that we’ll judge God’s messengers? So surely we can judge things of this life? (CO1 6:3)

1 COR 7:5 μήτι (maʸti) T-··· ‘be defrauding one_another if surely_not by harmonious for’ SR GNT 1 Cor 7:5 word 5

OET-LV: 5 Not be _defrauding one _another, if surely _not wishfully by harmonious for a_time, in _order _that you _all _may _have _leisure the for _prayer, and again with the same you _all _may _be, in _order _that not may _be _tempt you _all the Satan/(Sāţān), because _of the intemperance of _you _all. (CO1_7:5)

OET-RV: 5 Don’t deprive each other, except by mutual agreement so that you may devote yourselves to prayer for an agreed time, and then be together again, so that Satan can’t easily tempt you all because of your lack of self-control. (CO1 7:5)

2 COR 1:17 μήτι (maʸti) T-··· ‘this therefore wishing surely_not consequently to lightness I resorted’ SR GNT 2 Cor 1:17 word 6

OET-LV: 17 Therefore this wishing, surely _not consequently to_ the _lightness I _resorted? Or what I _am _counselling, according _to flesh I _am _counselling, in _order _that may _be with me the Yes, yes, and which No, no? (CO2_1:17)

OET-RV: 17 Was I just being light-headed when I hoped for that? Or what was I thinking? Was I just thinking in worldly ways where yes, I might, and at the same time, no, I might not? (CO2 1:17)

2 COR 13:5 μήτι (maʸti) T-··· ‘in you_all if surely_not unqualified you_all are’ SR GNT 2 Cor 13:5 word 22

OET-LV: 5 Yourselves be _testing whether you _all _are in the faith, yourselves be _approving. Or not you _all _are _recognizing yourselves, that chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) in you _all, if surely _not unqualified you _all _are? (CO2_13:5)

OET-RV: 5 Test yourselves to check if you’re living in the faith—you yourselves can decide that. Or can’t you all recognise whether or not Messiah Yeshua is living in you? Surely you’re not that unqualified? (CO2 13:5)

Key: T=particle