What does οὐ · μή · παρέρχομαι mean in the Bible?
οὐ · μή · παρέρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not".
Greek · G3756, G3361, G3928
οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ
The absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not · not · to pass by
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οὐ G3756 the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not
Pronunciation ou
Absolute negation of fact, typically with indicative mood; contrasts with μή which negates possibility or commands
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μή G3361 not
Pronunciation mḗ
Subjective negation: denies what one thinks or believes, not absolute fact; used with non-indicative moods
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παρέρχομαι G3928 to pass by
Pronunciation parérchomai
Describes passing by physically or temporally; theologically emphasizes cessation or obsolescence of things destined to disappear.
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What does οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ (ou me parelthe) mean in the Bible?
οὐ · μή · παρέρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3756, G3361, G3928?
G3756, G3361, G3928 is connected to 1,605 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not
Source Gloss
the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 2 Aligned forms 1605
Matt 1:25 · Matt 2:18 · Matt 3:11 · Matt 4:4 · Matt 4:7 · Matt 5:14 · Matt 5:17 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:20 · Matt 5:21 · Matt 5:26 · Matt 5:27 · Matt 5:33 · Matt 5:36 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 6:5 1537×
Matt 6:26 · Matt 6:30 · Matt 7:22 · Matt 12:3 · Matt 12:5 · Matt 13:55 · Matt 15:17 · Matt 17:24 · Matt 18:33 · Matt 19:4 · Matt 20:15 · Matt 22:31 · Matt 24:2 · Mark 4:21 · Mark 4:38 · Mark 6:3 68×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 29 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 18 future 7 perfect 2 present 2
Voice
active 20 middle 9
Mood
indicative 12 subjunctive 7 infinitive 5 participle 4 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:18 παρέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:18 παρέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 8:28 παρελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 14:15 παρῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 24:34 παρέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 24:35 παρελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 24:35 παρέλθωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 26:39 παρελθάτω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 26:42 παρελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:48 παρελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 13:30 παρέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 13:31 παρελεύσονται future middle indicative prospective Mark 13:31 παρελεύσονται future middle indicative prospective Mark 14:35 παρέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 11:42 παρέρχεσθε present middle indicative ongoing Luke 12:37 παρελθὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 15:29 παρῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Luke 16:17 παρελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 17:7 παρελθὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 18:37 παρέρχεται present middle indicative ongoing Luke 21:32 παρέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 21:33 παρελεύσονται future middle indicative prospective Luke 21:33 παρελεύσονται future middle indicative prospective Acts 16:8 παρελθόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 27:9 παρεληλυθέναι perfect active infinitive infinitive 2 Corinthians 5:17 παρῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed James 1:10 παρελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective 1 Peter 4:3 παρεληλυθὼς perfect active participle participle 2 Peter 3:10 παρελεύσονται future middle indicative prospective
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ is a primary word - no further derivation.
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