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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #3381 - μήπως

Transliteration

mḗpōs

Phonetics

may'-poce, may poce

Origin

from (G3361) and (G4458)

Parts of Speech

Conjunction

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer's

lest, lest somehow, that perhaps

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (13)

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

1 Thessalonians

NAS (4)

2 Corinthians

Galatians

1 Thessalonians

BSB ( 0 )

ESV ( 0 )

ESV (5)

Acts

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

WEB (10)

Acts

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

1 Thessalonians

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

μήπως or μή πως,

lest in any way, and after Verbs of fearing, lest perchance, freq. in Hom., written divisim, μή πως Od. 4.396, etc.; οὐδέ τι ἴδμεν, μή πως.. μενοινήσωσι that they will not.., Il. 10.101.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

μήπως

or μή πως (so WH),

negative particle,

1. as conjc., lest haply: in final sentences, 1 Corinthians 9:27, 2 Corinthians 2:7; 2 Corinthians 9:4; after verbs of fearing or taking heed, 1 Corinthians 8:9, 2 Corinthians 11:3; 2 Corinthians 12:20, Galatians 4:11; with an ellipse of ptcp. (sc. φοβούμενος ; cf. B1., § 65, 3; Burton, § 225), 1 Thessalonians 3:5 (but v. infr.).

2. As interrogative, whether haply: Galatians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:5 (cf. M, Th., in l, but v. supr.).†

μήπου

(WH, μή που ),

lest anywhere, lest haply: Acts 27:29.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

μη μήπως μηρίων

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