Strong G3383μήτε
neither
- Transliteration
- mēte
- Pronunciation
- may'-teh
- Morphology
- Greek Negative JOINED TO Greek Conjunction
Definition
Detailed definition
μή-τε
negative particle, differing from οὔτε as μή from οὐ, neither, nor: μήτε... μήτε, neither...
nor, Mat.11:18, Luk.7:33 9:3, Act.23:12, 21 27:20, Heb.7:3; μὴ (μηδὲ)... μήτε... μήτε, Mat.5:34, 36, Mrk.3:20 T, Act.23:8, 2Th.2:2, 1Ti.1:7, Jas.5:12, Rev.7:1, 3.†
(AS)
negative particle, differing from οὔτε as μή from οὐ, neither, nor: μήτε... μήτε, neither...
nor, Mat.11:18, Luk.7:33 9:3, Act.23:12, 21 27:20, Heb.7:3; μὴ (μηδὲ)... μήτε... μήτε, Mat.5:34, 36, Mrk.3:20 T, Act.23:8, 2Th.2:2, 1Ti.1:7, Jas.5:12, Rev.7:1, 3.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3383 appears in 18 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- neither14
- nor13
- much1
- or1
- when1
First verses
- Matthew 5:34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
- Matthew 5:35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
- Matthew 5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
- Matthew 11:18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
- Mark 3:20And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
- Luke 7:33For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
- Luke 9:3And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
- Acts 23:8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
- Acts 23:12And 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.
- Acts 23:21But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
- Acts 27:20And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
- Ephesians 4:27Neither give place to the devil.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
- 1 Timothy 1:7Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
- Hebrews 7:3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
- James 5:12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
- Revelation 7:1And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
- Revelation 7:3Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
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Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
μήτε,
and not, mostly doubled, μήτε.. μήτε.. neither.. nor.., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, etc.)]; μήτε.., μήτ᾽ οὖν.. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 358 (_anapaest meter_), 472 (Lyric poetry); μηδέ τῳ ἐκφάσθαι, μήτ᾽ ἀνδρῶν μήτε γυναικῶν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.308)]; μήτε.., μηδέ, see at {μηδέ}; μήτε..,{τε}.. both not.., and.., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.230, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.63, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 454, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 12.72)]; also μήτε.., δέ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 421, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 627e)]; μή.., μήτε.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 496 codices, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 978 codices)]
2 μήτε is perhaps sometimes omitted in the former of two clauses, ἑκόντα μήτ᾽ ἄκοντα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 771 (variant), compare “Ant.” 267.)]
and not, mostly doubled, μήτε.. μήτε.. neither.. nor.., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, etc.)]; μήτε.., μήτ᾽ οὖν.. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 358 (_anapaest meter_), 472 (Lyric poetry); μηδέ τῳ ἐκφάσθαι, μήτ᾽ ἀνδρῶν μήτε γυναικῶν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.308)]; μήτε.., μηδέ, see at {μηδέ}; μήτε..,{τε}.. both not.., and.., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.230, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.63, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 454, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 12.72)]; also μήτε.., δέ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 421, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 627e)]; μή.., μήτε.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 496 codices, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 978 codices)]
2 μήτε is perhaps sometimes omitted in the former of two clauses, ἑκόντα μήτ᾽ ἄκοντα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 771 (variant), compare “Ant.” 267.)]