Lexical Definition

‎οὐ μή‎ ou mḗ (oo may) never ^{G:PRT-N + G:PRT-N}
i.e. ‎οὐ‎ and ‎μή‎

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).

• a double negative strengthening the denial
• not at all

Liddell-Scott-Jones

combination of: μή (οὐ+μή)

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 [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. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.1.b rarely of present, mostly with Verbs expressing possibility or ability, οὐ μὴ δύνηται (variant{δυνήσεται}) [οὐ μή ποτε.. φυγόντες.. ἐπεύχωνται θεοῖς, two Mss. give ἐπεύξωνται">Refs 5th c.BC+], and this has been adopted by most editions; and in [οὐ μή">Refs 4th c.BC+] 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+]—Sts. there is no idea of fear, as in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; the construction is freely used after ὅτι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; after ὡς, since, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; after ὥστε, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 with future indicative, οὔ σοι μὴ μεθέψομαί ποτε [οὐ μή σ᾽ ἐγὼ περιόψομαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 508 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ μὴ δέξονται (variant{δέξωνται}) [οὐ μή ποτε πέρσοιεν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 611 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: or infinitive, εἶπεν.. οὐ μή ποτε.. εὖ πράξειν πόλιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__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+]; οὐ μὴ προσοίσεις χεῖρα μηδ᾽ ἅψῃ πέπλων ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ μὴ προσοίσεις χεῖρα βακχεύσεις δ᾽ ἰών;[Refs]
__II.2 later οὐ μὴ ἐμπέσω let me not fall, [LXX]
__II.3 in questions, οὐ μή, = Latin nonne, ὁ θεὸς οὐ μὴ ποιήσῃ τὴν ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ ; [NT]
__III in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; 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+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.2Kgs.24.14* ☩ Luke.18.7}