μήποτε
G3379
Jelentés lest · lest · never
Nyelvtan ·
Szótári alak μήποτε
μήποτε [G:Conj]
lest
μήποτε
(= μή ποτε, and so written in WH, exc. Mat 25:9),
negative particle, related to οὔποτε as μή to οὐ.
__1. As neg. particle, never: Heb 9:17 (R, mg., but see infr.; WH, txt., μή τότε).
__2. As conjc., lest ever, lest haply (the idea of chance rather than of time seems to prevail in NT) : Mat 4:6 (LXX) Refs [Mat 5:25 7:6 13:15 (LXX)], Refs [Mat 13:29 15:32 27:64, Mrk 4:12 (LXX)] Refs [Mrk 14:2, Luk 4:11 12:58 14:12, 29, Act 28:27]; after verbs of fearing or taking heed, Refs [Luk 21:34, Heb 2:1 3:12 4:1]; with ellipse of the verb or ptcp., Refs [Luk 14:8, Act 5:39]; in later writers (see M, Pr., 192 f.), perhaps, Mat 25:9.
__3. As interrogative;
__(a) in direct questions, like μή, expecting a negative answer: Refs [Jhn 7:26, Heb 9:17], (R, txt., cf. Westc., in l; but see supr.);
__(b) in indirect questions, whether haply, if haply: Refs [Luk 3:15, 2Ti 2:25].†
(AS)
lest
μήποτε
(= μή ποτε, and so written in WH, exc. Mat 25:9),
negative particle, related to οὔποτε as μή to οὐ.
__1. As neg. particle, never: Heb 9:17 (R, mg., but see infr.; WH, txt., μή τότε).
__2. As conjc., lest ever, lest haply (the idea of chance rather than of time seems to prevail in NT) : Mat 4:6 (LXX) Refs [Mat 5:25 7:6 13:15 (LXX)], Refs [Mat 13:29 15:32 27:64, Mrk 4:12 (LXX)] Refs [Mrk 14:2, Luk 4:11 12:58 14:12, 29, Act 28:27]; after verbs of fearing or taking heed, Refs [Luk 21:34, Heb 2:1 3:12 4:1]; with ellipse of the verb or ptcp., Refs [Luk 14:8, Act 5:39]; in later writers (see M, Pr., 192 f.), perhaps, Mat 25:9.
__3. As interrogative;
__(a) in direct questions, like μή, expecting a negative answer: Refs [Jhn 7:26, Heb 9:17], (R, txt., cf. Westc., in l; but see supr.);
__(b) in indirect questions, whether haply, if haply: Refs [Luk 3:15, 2Ti 2:25].†
(AS)
μήποτε CONJ
CONJunction or conjunctive particle
Μήποτε CONJ
CONJunction or conjunctive particle
μήποτέ CONJ
CONJunction or conjunctive particle
μήποτε PRT-I
PaRTicle, Interrogative