μήποτε
G3379 · mēpote · greek
lest
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G4218 (G3361+G4218) G:PRT-N
lest
μήποτε (= μή ποτε, and so written in WH, exc. Mat.25:9 ), negative particle, related to οὔποτε as μή to οὐ. __1. As neg. particle, never : Heb.9:17 (R, mg., but see infr.; WH, txt., μή τότε). __2. As conjc., lest ever, lest haply (the idea of chance rather than of time seems to prevail in NT) : Mat.4:6 (LXX) Mat.5:25 7:6 13:15 " (LXX), Mat.13:29 15:32 27:64 , Mrk.4:12 " (LXX) Mrk.14:2 , Luk.4:11 12:58 14:12, 29 , Act.28:27 ; after verbs of fearing or taking heed, Luk.21:34 , Heb.2:1 3:12 4:1 ; with ellipse of the verb or ptcp., Luk.14:8 , Act.5:39 ; in later writers (see M, Pr. , 192 f.), perhaps, Mat.25:9. __3. As interrogative ; __(a) in direct questions, like μή, expecting a negative answer : Jhn.7:26 , Heb.9:17 , (R, txt., cf. Westc., in l; but see supr.); __(b) in indirect questions, whether haply, if haply : Luk.3:15 , 2Ti.2:25 .† (AS)
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