What does μήτι (mḗti) mean in the Bible?
μήτι (mḗti) is a Greek word meaning "whether at all".
Greek · G3385
μήτι
Whether at all
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μήτιG3385
Pronunciationmḗti
What does μήτι (mḗti) mean in the Bible?
μήτι (mḗti) is a Greek word meaning "whether at all".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3385?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (7), vvv (4), - (1), [Can] (1), [in any way] (1).
Where does μήτι (mḗti) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (4), 2 Corinthians (3), John (3), Luke (2).
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. . .7×Matthew 12:23, Matthew 26:22, Luke 9:13, John 18:35
vvv4×Mark 4:21, Luke 6:39, John 8:22, 2 Corinthians 1:17
-1×Matthew 7:16
[Can]1×James 3:11
[in any way]1×2 Corinthians 12:18
Could1×John 4:29
not1×Matthew 26:25
Surely not1×Mark 14:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 7:16
Aligned rows17
Books represented8
Matthew4Mark2Luke2John3Acts11 Corinthians12 Corinthians3James1
Source forms
Μήτι9xMētiMatthew 12:23, Matthew 26:22, Matthew 26:25, Mark 4:21
μήτι8xmētiMatthew 7:16, Luke 9:13, John 4:29, 1 Corinthians 7:5
Parsing patterns
IntPrtcl17xMatthew 7:16, Matthew 12:23, Matthew 26:22, Matthew 26:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. whether at all
Strong'sG3385
Lexical occurrences17 versesGreek text appearances14 timesWord forms1 form17 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
whether at all
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
14 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:16Participle
μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verseMatthew 12:23Participle
Μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verseMatthew 26:22Participle
Μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verseMatthew 26:25Participle
Μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verseMark 4:21Participle
Μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verseLuke 6:39Participle
Μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verseLuke 9:13Participle
μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verseJohn 4:29Participle
μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verseJohn 7:31Participle
μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verseJohn 8:22Participle
Μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verseJohn 18:35Participle
Μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verseActs 10:47Participle
Μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verse1 Corinthians 6:3Participle
μήτιmhti
if not, unless
Read verseJames 3:11Participle
μήτιmhti
if not, unless
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms17
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 7:16 · Matt 12:23 · Matt 26:22 · Matt 26:25 · Mark 4:21 · Mark 14:19 · Luke 6:39 · Luke 9:13 · John 4:29 · John 8:22 · John 18:35 · Acts 10:47 · 1 Cor 7:5 · 2 Cor 1:17 · 2 Cor 12:18 · 2 Cor 13:517×
Word Origins
μήτι is built from these roots:
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