Strong G3364οὐ μή

never

Transliteration
ou mē
Pronunciation
oo may
Morphology
Greek Negative WITH Greek Negative

Definition

That is G3756 and G3361; a double negative strengthening the denial;
not at all : - any more at all by any (no) means neither never no (at all) in no case (wise) nor ever not (at all in any wise). Compare G3378 .

Detailed definition

never, not ever, a double negative strengthening the denial; not at all, surely not

Related words

Detailed Greek dictionary
οὐ μή,
in independent sentences, is used either in Denial or in Prohibition:
I in Denial,
I.1 with subjunctive,
I.1.a chiefly of aorist, οὔ τι μὴ ληφθῶ δόλῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 38, compare 199, 282, “Ch.” 895; οὔ τοί σ᾽ Ἀχαιῶν.. μή τις ὑβρίσῃ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 560, compare “El.” 42, 1029, “Ph.” 103, 381, “OT” 329, 771, “OC” 450, 1023 (see. below); οὔ τι μὴ φύγητε λαιψηρῷ ποδί 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1039, compare “HF” 718; οὐ γὰρ μὴ ἀπώσηται 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.199, compare 7.53; οὐ μήποτε.. ἐσβάλωσιν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.95, compare 5.69; οὐ μή ποθ᾽ ἁλῶ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 662, compare “V.” 394; οὐ μή ποτε δέξηται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 105d, compare “Phdr.” 260e, “R.” 609b; οὐ μὴ κρατηθῶ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 5.1.17, compare 3.2.8 (variant{δέξονται}), “An.” 4.8.13; so οὐδεὶς μή ποθ᾽ εὕρῃ κατ᾽ ἔμ᾽ οὐδὲν ἐλλειφθέν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.246.)]
I.1.b rarely of present, mostly with Verbs expressing possibility or ability, οὐ μὴ δύνηται (variant{δυνήσεται}) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.1.5, compare “An.” 2.2.12, “Hier.” 11.15; οὐ μὴ οἷός τ᾽ ᾖς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 341b; οὐ γὰρ μὴ δυνατὸς ὦ [prev. author] “Phlb.” 48d: in 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1023, for οὐ μή ποτε.. φυγόντες.. ἐπεύχωνται θεοῖς, two Mss. give ἐπεύξωνται)], and this has been adopted by most editions; and in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 8.24, for οὐ μὴ εἰσίῃς Bekk. restored οὐ μὴ εἴσει εἰς..:—Note: οὐ μή)] with subjunctive probably arose from the ellipsis of a Verb or phrase expressing fear or apprehension; such words are sometimes expressed, οὐ γὰρ ἦν δεινὸν.. μὴ ἁλῷ κοτε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.84, compare 7.235, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 650, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.1.25, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 28b, “Phd.” 84b, “Grg.” 520d, “R.” 465b.)]—Sts. there is no idea of fear, as in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 103, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 18)]; the construction is freely used after ὅτι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.69, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.2.3, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 499b)]; after ὡς, since, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 461)]; after ὥστε, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 227d.)]
I.2 with future indicative, οὔ σοι μὴ μεθέψομαί ποτε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1052, compare “OC” 176 (Lyric poetry); οὐ μή σ᾽ ἐγὼ περιόψομαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 508)]; οὐ μὴ δέξονται (variant{δέξωνται}) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.2.8: the reading in [prev. author] “HG” 1.6.32 is doubtful: in indirect speech the _optative_ is used, ἐθέσπισεν ὡς οὐ μή ποτε πέρσοιεν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 611)]: or infinitive, εἶπεν.. οὐ μή ποτε.. εὖ πράξειν πόλιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1590.)]
II in Prohibition, οὐ μή is used interrogatively with future indicative (chiefly of the 2 _person_) so as to express a strong prohibition, οὐ μὴ 'ξεγερεῖς τὸν ὕπνῳ κάτοχο; ={μὴ ἐξέγειρε},[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 978 (_anapaest meter_))]; οὐ μὴ προσοίσεις χεῖρα μηδ᾽ ἅψῃ πέπλων ; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 606, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 296, “Ra.” 298.—The prohibition is changed into a direct command by ἀλλά or δέ, οὐ μὴ λαλήσεις ἀλλ᾽ ἀκολουθήσεις ἐμο; [prev. author] “Nu.” 505, compare “Ra.” 202, 462, 524, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 792)]; οὐ μὴ προσοίσεις χεῖρα βακχεύσεις δ᾽ ἰών;[Refs ([prev. work] 343, compare “Med.” 1151, “El.” 383.)]
II.2 later οὐ μὴ ἐμπέσω let me not fall, [LXX (LXX.2Ki.24.14.)]
II.3 in questions, οὐ μή, = Latin nonne, ὁ θεὸς οὐ μὴ ποιήσῃ τὴν ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ ; [NT (NT.Luke.18.7.)]
III in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 250, οὐ σῖγα μηδὲν τῶνδ᾽ ἐρεῖς κατὰ πτόλιν)]; seems to mean keep silent and say nothing.., σῖγα being short for σιγήσει and καὶ being omitted: similarly, οὐ σῖγ᾽ ἀνέξει, μηδὲ δειλίαν ἀρῇ; submit silently and do not play the coward, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 75, compare “Tr.” 1183, “OT” 637, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 498, “Hel.” 437, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 175a.)]