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μήτι

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Definition

μή-τι

interrog. particle, expecting a negative answer: Matthew 7:16; 26:22, 25, Mark 4:21; 14:19, Luke 6:39, John 8:22; 18:35, Acts 10:47, 2 Corinthians 12:18, James 3:11; in hesitant questions (see M, Pr., 170.), μ οὗτός ἐστιν,

can this be, Matthew 12:23, John 4:29; μ. ἄρα, 2 Corinthians 1:17; On εἰ μήτι (Luke 9:13, cf. Bl., § 65, 6), see: εἰ.

εἰ,

conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions.

I. Conditional, if;

1. with indic, expressing a general assumption;

(a) pres.: before indic, pres., Matthew 11:14, Romans 8:25, al.; before imperat., Mark 4:23; 9:22, John 15:18, 1 Corinthians 7:9, al.; before fut. indic., Luke 16:31, Romans 8:11, al.; before pf. or aor., with negation in apodosis, Matthew 12:26, Romans 4:14, al.; similarly, before impf., Luke 17:6, John 8:39; before quæst., Matthew 6:23, John 5:47; 7:23; 8:46, 1 Peter 2:20;

(b) fut.: Matthew 26:33, 1 Peter 2:20;

(with) pf.: John 11:12, Romans 6:5, al.;

(d) aor.: Luke 16:11; 19:8, John 13:32; 18:23, Revelation 20:15, al.

2. Where the assumption is certain = ἐπεί: Matthew 12:28, John 7:4, Romans 5:17, al.

3. Of an unfulfilled condition, with indic, impf., aor. or plpf., before ἄν, with imp. or aor. (see: ἄν, I, i).

4. C. indic., after verbs denoting wonder, etc., sometimes, but not always, coupled with an element of doubt: Mark 15:44, 1 John 3:13, al.

5. C. indic., as in LXX (Numbers 14:3o, 1 Samuel 14:45, al. = Heb. אִם), in oaths, with the formula of imprecation understood in a suppressed apodosis (WM, 627; Burton, §272): Mark 8:12, Hebrews 3:11" (LXX) 4:3 (LXX).

6. Rarely (cl.) with optative, to express a merely possible condition: Acts 24:19; 27:39, 1 Corinthians 14:10; 15:37, I Pe3:14, 17.

II. Interrogative, if, whether.

1. As in cl., in indir. questions after verbs of seeing, asking, knowing, saying, etc.: with indic. pres., Matthew 26:63, Mark 15:36, Acts 19:2, 2 Corinthians 13:5, al.; fut., Mark 3:2, Acts 8:22, al.; aor., Mark 15:44, 1 Corinthians 1:16, al.; with subjc. aor. (M, Pr., 194), Philippians 3:12.

2. As in LXX (= Heb. אִם and interrog. הֲ, Genesis 17:17, al.; see WM, 639f.; Viteau, i, 22), in direct questions: Mark 8:23 (Tr., WH, txt.), Luke 13:23; 22:49, Acts 19:2, al.

III. With other particles.

1. εἰ ἄρα, εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μήγε, see: ἄρα, γε.

2. εἰ δὲ καί, but if also: Luke 11:18; but even if, 1 Corinthians 4:7, 2 Corinthians 4:3; 11:16.

3. εἰ δὲ μή, but if not, but if otherwise: Mark 2:21, 22, John 14:2, Revelation 2:5, al.

4. εἰ καί, if even, if also, although: Mark 14:29, Luke 11:8, 1 Corinthians 7:21, 2 Corinthians 4:16, Philippians 2:17, al.

5. καὶ εἰ, even if, see: καί

6. εἰ μή, if not, unless, except, but only: Matthew 24:22, Mark 2:26; 6:5, John 9:33, 1 Corinthians 7:17 (only), Galatians 1:19 (cf. ἐὰν μή, 2:16; see Hort., Ja., xvi); ἐκτὸς εἰ μή, pleonastic (Bl., §65, 6), 1 Corinthians 14:5; 15:2, 1 Timothy 5:19.

7. εἰ μήν = cl. ἦ μήν (M, Pr., 46), in oaths, surely (Ezekiel 33:27, al.): Hebrews 6:14.

8. εἴ πως, if haply: Acts 27:12, Romans 1:10.

9. εἴτε . . . εἴτε, whether . . . or; Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 3:22; 13:8, al.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

17 total
  1. Matthew 7:16μήτι
    By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
  2. Matthew 12:23Μήτι
    The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
  3. Matthew 26:22Μήτι
    They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”
  4. Matthew 26:25Μήτι · not
    Then Judas, who would betray Him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said it yourself.”
  5. Mark 4:21Μήτι
    Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
  6. Mark 14:19Μήτι · Surely not
    They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”
  7. Luke 6:39Μήτι
    Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
  8. Luke 9:13μήτι
    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
  9. John 4:29μήτι · Could
    “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
  10. John 8:22Μήτι
    So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
  11. John 18:35Μήτι
    “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”
  12. Acts 10:47Μήτι
    “Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
  13. 1 Corinthians 7:5μήτι
    Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
  14. 2 Corinthians 1:17μήτι
    When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” and also “No, no”?
  15. 2 Corinthians 12:18μήτι · [in any way]
    I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
  16. 2 Corinthians 13:5μήτι
    Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?
  17. James 3:11μήτι · [Can]
    Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?