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Koine Greek wordlink #139238

SR GNT 2 Tim 2:25 μήποτε (maʸpote) ‘disciplining the ones opposing perhaps might give to them god’ Strongs=33790 Lemma=mēpote
Word role=adverb
Year=66 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form μήποτε (D-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μήποτε’ (D-···) has 2 different glosses: ‘never’, ‘perhaps’.

Heb 9:17 ‘dead bodies confirmed is because never it is being_effective when is living’ SR GNT Heb 9:17 word 7

OET-LV: 17 For/Because a_covenant with dead bodies confirmed is, because never it _is _being _effective, when is _living the one having _covenanted it. (HEB_9:17)

OET-RV: 17 because this type of agreement doesn’t come into effect if the person who made it is still living, but only when they’re confirmed as dead, (HEB 9:17)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘mēpote’ have 5 different glosses: ‘lest’, ‘lest one’, ‘never’, ‘perhaps’, ‘whether’.

Greek words (5) other than μήποτε (D-···) with a gloss related to ‘perhaps’

YHN 7:26 Μήποτε (Maʸpote) D-··· ‘nothing to him are saying perhaps truly knew the’ SR GNT Yhn 7:26 word 11

OET-LV: 26 And see, he _is _speaking in _public, and are _saying nothing to _him. Perhaps the rulers knew that this truly is the chosen _one /messiah? (JHN_7:26)

OET-RV: 26 Well, here he is teaching in public, yet they’re not even confronting him. Perhaps the leaders know that he really is the messiah? (JHN 7:26)

MARK 11:13 ἄρα (ara) C-··· Lemma=ara ‘leaves he came if perhaps anything he will_be finding on’ SR GNT Mark 11:13 word 14

OET-LV: 13 And having _seen afar a_fig _tree from having leaves, he _came if perhaps anything he _will _be _finding on it, and having _come to it, he _found nothing except not/lest leaves, because/for was not the season of _figs. (MRK_11:13)

OET-RV: 13 From a distance he noticed a fig tree that was in leaf so he went over to see if there was any fruit on it, but when he reached it there was only leaves because it wasn’t the right season for figs. (MRK 11:13)

LUKE 20:13 ἴσως (isōs) D-··· Lemma=isōs ‘son of me beloved perhaps by this one they will_be_being swayed’ SR GNT Luke 20:13 word 18

OET-LV: 13 And the master of _the vineyard said: What may _I _do? I _will _be _sending the the beloved son of _me, perhaps they _will _be _being _swayed by _this one. (LUK_20:13)

OET-RV: 13 So the master of the vineyard asked himself, ‘What will I do now? Ah, I’ll send my dear son—perhaps they’ll be swayed by him.’ (LUK 20:13)

ACTs 8:22 ἄρα (ara) C-··· Lemma=ara ‘of the master if perhaps will_be_being forgiven to you the’ SR GNT Acts 8:22 word 15

OET-LV: 22 Therefore repent of the this evil of _you, and be _besought of _the master if perhaps the intention of _the heart of _you will _be _being _forgiven to _you. (ACT_8:22)

OET-RV: 22 You need to turn away from this evil desire and beg the master that maybe he’ll forgive you for your wrong intentions (ACT 8:22)

ACTs 17:27 ἄρα (ara) C-··· Lemma=ara ‘to_be seeking god if perhaps surely they might grope for him’ SR GNT Acts 17:27 word 10

OET-LV: 27 to _be _seeking the god, if perhaps surely they _might _grope for _him and might _find him, also surely being not far from one each of _us. (ACT_17:27)

OET-RV: 27 He made them so that they would try to discover God, and if they did search for him they might find him as he’s not far from any one of us (ACT 17:27)

Key: C=conjunction D=adverb