Strong's Lexicon
G3383 — μήτε
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3383 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μήτε |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Etymology: | from G3361 and G5037 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 34 |
| Transliteration: | mete |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | may'-teh |
| Meaning: | 1. not too 2. (in continued negation) neither or nor 3. also, not even |
| KJV Renderings: | neither, (n-)or, so as much |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μήτε (μή and the enclitic τέ) (from Homer down), a copulative conjunction of negation, neither, nor (differing from οὔτε as μή does from οὐ. It differs from μηδέ; in that μηδέ separates different things, but μήτε those which are of the same kind or which are parts of one whole; cf. Winers Grammar, § 55, 6; (Buttmann, § 149, 13 b.)): μήτε ... μήτε, neither ... nor, Luk 7:33 (T μή ... μηδέ); (five times); Act 23:12; Act 23:21; Act 27:20; Heb 7:3; (but in Eph 4:27 for μή ... μήτε we must with L T Tr WH substitute μή ... μηδέ). μή ... μήτε ... μήτε, Mat 5:34-36 (four times); 1Ti 1:7; Jas 5:12; Rev 7:3; ἵνα μή ... μήτε ... μήτε, Rev 7:1; μηδέ ... μήτε ... μήτε, 2Th 2:2 L T Tr WH; μή εἶναι ἀνάστασιν, μηδέ ἄγγελον (for that is something other than ἀνάστασις), μήτε πνεῦμα (because angels belong to the genus πνεύματα), Act 23:8 R G; cf. Winers Grammar, 493 (409); (Buttmann, 367f (314f)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μήτε (neither)
Matthew 5:34
- KJV: But I say unto you Swear not at all neither by heaven for it is God’s throne
- GK: εγώ δε λέγω υμίν μη ομόσαι όλως μήτε εν τω ουρανώ ότι θρόνος εστί του θεού
Matthew 5:35
- KJV: Nor by the earth for it is his footstool neither by Jerusalem for it is the city of the great King
- GK: μήτε εν τη γη ότι υποπόδιόν εστι των ποδών αυτού μήτε εις Ιεροσόλυμα ότι πόλις εστί του μεγάλου βασιλέως
Matthew 5:36
- KJV: Neither shalt thou swear by thy head because thou canst not make one hair white or black
- GK: μήτε εν τη κεφαλή σου ομόσης ότι ου δύνασαι μίαν τρίχα λευκήν η μέλαιναν ποιήσαι
Matthew 11:18
- KJV: For John came neither eating nor drinking and they say He hath a devil
- GK: ήλθεν γαρ Ιωάννης μήτε εσθίων μήτε πίνων και λέγουσι δαιμόνιον έχει
Mark 3:20
- KJV: And the multitude cometh together again so that they could not so much as eat bread
- GK: και συνέρχεται πάλιν όχλος ώστε μη δύνασθαι αυτούς μήτε άρτον φαγείν
Luke 7:33
- KJV: For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine and ye say He hath a devil
- GK: ελήλυθε γαρ Ιωάννης ο βαπτιστής μήτε άρτον εσθίων μήτε οίνον πίνων και λέγετε δαιμόνιον έχει
Luke 9:3
- KJV: And he said unto them Take nothing for journey neither staves nor scrip neither bread neither money neither have two coats apiece
- GK: και είπε προς αυτούς μηδέν αίρετε εις την οδόν μήτε ράβδους μήτε πήραν μήτε άρτον μήτε αργύριον μήτε ανά δύο χιτώνας έχειν
Acts 23:8
- KJV: For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection neither angel nor spirit but the Pharisees confess both
- GK: Σαδδουκαίοι μεν γαρ λέγουσι μη είναι ανάστασιν μηδέ άγγελον μήτε πνεύμα Φαρισαίοι δε ομολογούσι τα αμφότερα
Acts 23:12
- KJV: And when it was day certain of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul
- GK: γενομένης δε ημέρας ποιήσαντές τινες των Ιουδαίων συστροφήν ανεθεμάτισαν εαυτούς λέγοντες μη φαγείν μη πιείν έως ου αποκτείνωσι τον Παύλον