μήτε

mḗte

A conjunction used to continue or extend a negation, meaning 'neither' or 'nor'; it connects two or more negative terms or clauses, signifying that each term specified is included in the negation. It may also reinforce the scope of negation, as in 'not even' or 'nor yet.'

G3383

Matthew 5:35 · Word #11

Lexicon G3383

Lemmaμήτε
Transliterationmḗte
Strong'sG3383
DefinitionA conjunction used to continue or extend a negation, meaning 'neither' or 'nor'; it connects two or more negative terms or clauses, signifying that each term specified is included in the negation. It may also reinforce the scope of negation, as in 'not even' or 'nor yet.'

Morphology CONJ.C All morphology codes

Part of Speech CONJ.C — Correlative Conjunction — Paired conjunctions

Lexical Info

Lemmaμήτε
Strong'sG3383

SIBI-P1 Translation G3383-01

nor

Morphological NotesCoordinating particle (conjunction); indeclinable; used to join negative terms or clauses in continued negation.
Rendering RationaleThe particle combines μή (negation) and τέ (and/also) to extend or coordinate a negation. "Nor" preserves its function as a continuing negative conjunction without adding contextual nuance.

View full lexicon entry for G3383 →

SILEX v2