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εἰ δὲ μή(γε)

ei de mē(ge)but if notHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentParticle8 occurrences3 books8 verses

Definition

μήγε, see: γε.

γε, enclitic postpositive particle, rarer in κοινή than in cl., giving special prominence to the word to which it is attached, distinguishing it as the least or the most important (Thayer, see word),

indeed, at least, even (but not always translatable into English);

1. used alone: Luke 11:8; 18:5, Romans 8:32.

2. More frequently with other particles: αλλά γε, Luke 24:21, 1 Corinthians 9:2; ἄρα γε, Matthew 7:20; 17:26, Acts 17:27; ἆρά γε, Acts 8:30; εἴ γε (Rec. εἴγε), 2 Corinthians 5:3, Galatians 3:4, Ephesians 3:2; 4:21, Colossians 1:23 (see Meyer, Ellic., on Ga, Eph, ll. with; Lft., on Ga, Col, ll. with); εἰ δὲ μήγε, following an affirmation, Matthew 6:1, Luke 10:6; 13:9; a negation, Matthew 9:17, Luke 5:36, 37; 14:32, 2 Corinthians 11:16; καί γε (Rec. καίγε, cl. καὶ . . . γε), Luke 19:42 (WH om.), Acts 2:18; 17:27; καίτοιγε (L καίτοι γε, Tr. καί τοι γε), John 4:2; μενοῦνγε (see see word); μήτι γε, see: μήτι; ὄφελόν, 1 Corinthians 4:8.

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

8 total
  1. Matthew 6:1μή¦γε
    “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
  2. Matthew 9:17μή¦γε
    Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
  3. Luke 5:36μή¦γε
    He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
  4. Luke 5:37μή¦γε · If he does
    And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.
  5. Luke 10:6μή¦γε · not
    If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
  6. Luke 13:9μή¦γε · not
    If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”
  7. Luke 14:32μή¦γε · [he is unable]
    And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
  8. 2 Corinthians 11:16μή¦γε · [you do]
    I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.