Lexical Definition
μήτε mḗte (may'-teh) neither G:PRT-N+G:CONJ
from μή and τέ
neither, (n-)or, so as much.
- not too, i.e. (in continued negation) neither or nor
- also, not even
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| μήτε | neither | LXX.2Sam.1.21 • LXX.1Kgs.3.26 • Matt.5.34 • Matt.11.18 • Luke.9.3 • Acts.23.8 • Acts.23.12 • Acts.23.21 • Acts.27.20 • 2Thess.2.2 • 1Tim.1.7 • Heb.7.3 • Jas.5.12 |
| nor | LXX.2Sam.1.21 • LXX.1Kgs.3.26 • LXX.Hos.4.4 • Matt.5.35 • Matt.5.35 • Matt.5.36 • Matt.11.18 • Luke.7.33 • Luke.9.3 • Luke.9.3 • Luke.9.3 • Luke.9.3 • Acts.23.8 • Acts.23.12 • Acts.23.21 • Acts.27.20 • 2Thess.2.2 • 2Thess.2.2 • 1Tim.1.7 • Heb.7.3 • Jas.5.12 • Jas.5.12 • Rev.7.1 • Rev.7.1 • Rev.7.3 • Rev.7.3 | |
| one | LXX.Hos.4.4 |
Abbott-Smith
μή-τε, negative particle, differing from οὔτε as μή from οὐ,
neither, nor: μήτε . . . μήτε, neither . . . nor, Mt 11:18, Lk 7:33 9:3, Ac 23:12, 21 27:20, He 7:3; μὴ (μηδὲ) . . . μήτε . . . μήτε, Mt 5:34-36, Mk 3:20 T, Ac 23:8, II Th 2:2, I Ti 1:7, Ja 5:12, Re 7:1, 3.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 5:34 · 11:18 |
| Mark | 3:20 |
| Luke | 7:33 · 9:3 |
| Acts | 23:8 · 23:12 · 23:21 · 27:20 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 2:2 |
| 1 Timothy | 1:7 |
| Hebrews | 7:3 |
| James | 5:12 |
| Revelation | 7:1 · 7:3 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μήτε,
and not, mostly doubled, μήτε.. μήτε.. neither.. nor.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μήτε.., μήτ᾽ οὖν.. [μήτε γυναικῶν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.308 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; μήτε.., μηδέ, see at {μηδέ}; μήτε..,{τε}.. both not.., and.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also μήτε.., δέ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μή.., μήτε.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 μήτε is perhaps sometimes omitted in the former of two clauses, ἑκόντα μήτ᾽ ἄκοντα [Refs 5th c.BC+]