What does μήποτε (mḗpote) mean in the Bible?
μήποτε (mḗpote) is a Greek word meaning "not ever; also if (or lest) ever (or perhaps)".
Greek · G3379
μήποτε
Not ever; also if (or lest) ever (or perhaps)
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μήποτε G3379
Pronunciation mḗpote
What does μήποτε (mḗpote) mean in the Bible?
μήποτε (mḗpote) is a Greek word meaning "not ever; also if (or lest) ever (or perhaps)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3379?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include or (1).
Where does μήποτε (mḗpote) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 25:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It or 1× Matthew 25:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 25:9
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Matthew 1
Source forms
Μή¦Ποτε 1x Mē¦Pote Matthew 25:9
Parsing patterns
Adverb 1x Matthew 25:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. not ever; also if (or lest) ever (or perhaps)
Strong's G3379
Lexical occurrences 25 verses Greek text appearances 21 times 16 shown below Word forms 3 forms 25 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
not ever; also if (or lest) ever (or perhaps)
Extended definition
:--if peradventure, lest (at any time, haply), not at all, whether or not.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 21 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:6 Adverb
μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Matthew 5:25 Adverb
μήποτέ mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Matthew 7:6 Adverb
μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Matthew 13:15 Adverb
μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Matthew 13:29 Adverb
μήποτε, mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Matthew 15:32 Adverb
μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Matthew 25:9 Adverb
Μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Matthew 27:64 Adverb
μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Mark 4:12 Adverb
μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Mark 14:2 Adverb
μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Luke 3:15 Adverb
μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Luke 4:11 Adverb
μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Luke 12:58 Adverb
μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Luke 14:8 Adverb
μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Luke 14:12 Adverb
μήποτε mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verse Luke 14:29 Adverb
μήποτε, mhpote
lest at any time, lest, perhaps
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 25
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 4:6 · Matt 5:25 · Matt 7:6 · Matt 13:15 · Matt 13:29 · Matt 15:32 · Matt 25:9 · Matt 27:64 · Mark 4:12 · Mark 14:2 · Luke 4:11 · Luke 12:58 · Luke 14:8 · Luke 14:12 · Luke 14:29 · Luke 21:34 21×
Luke 3:15 · John 7:26 · 2 Tim 2:25 3×
Heb 9:17 1×
Word Origins
μήποτε is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain