μή, subjective negative particle, used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as distinct from an absolute negation. As a general rule, οὐ negatives the indic, μή the other moods, incl, ptcp. [In LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,אַל ] I. As a neg. adv., not; 1. with ref. to thought or opinion: J 3,18, Tt 1,11, 2 P 1,9. 2. In delib. questions, with subjc. (M, Pr., 185): Mk 12,14, Rz 3,8. 3. In conditional and final sentences, after εἰ, ἐάν, ἄν, ἵνα, ὅπως: Mt 10,14, Mk 6,11; 12,19, Łk 9,5, J 6,50, Rz 11,25, al. 4. C. inf. (see M, Pr., 234f., 239, 255), (a) after verbs of saying, etc.: Mt 2,12; 5,34, Mk 12,18, Dz 15,38, Rz 2,21, al.; (b) with artic. inf.: after a prep., Mt 13,5, Mk 4,5, Dz 7,19, 1 Kor 10,6, al.; without a prep., Rz 14,13, 2 Kor 2,1.13 1 Tes 4,6; (with) in sentences expressing consequence, after ὥστε: Mt 8,28, Mk 3,20, 1 Kor 1,7, 2 Kor 3,7, al. 5. C. ptcp. (see M, Pr., 231f., 239), in hypothetical references to persons of a certain character or description: Mt 10,28; 12,30, Łk 6,49, J 3,18, Rz 4,5, 1 Kor 7,38, 1 J 3,10, al.; where the person or thing being definite, the denial is a matter of opinion: J 6,64, 1 Kor 1,28; 4,7.18, 2 Kor 5,21, al.; where the ptcp. has a concessive, causal or conditional force, if, though, because not: Mt 18,25, Łk 2,45, J 7,49, Dz 9,26, Rz 2,14; 5,13, 2 Kor 3,14, Ga 6,9, Ju 5; where the ptcp. has a descriptive force (being such as), not: Dz 9,9, Rz 1,28, 1 Kor 10,33, Ga 4,8, Hbr 12,27, al. 6. μή prohibitive, in indep. sentences, (a) with subjc. praes., 1 of person(s) pl.: Ga 5,26; 6,9, 1 Tes 5,6, 1 J 3,18; (b) with imperat. praes., usually where one is bidden to desist from what has already begun (cf. M, Pr., 122ff.): Mt 7,1, Mk 5,36, Łk 6,30, J 2,16; 5,45, Dz 10,15, Rz 11,18, Jk 2,1, Ap 5,5, al.; (with) forbidding that which is still future: with imperat. aor., 3 of person(s), Mt 24,18, Mk 13,15, Łk 17,31, al.; with subjc. aor., 2 of person(s), Mt 3,9; 10,26, Mk 5,7, Łk 6,29, J 3,7, Rz 10,6, al.; (d) with optative, in wishes: 2 Tm 4,16 (LXX); μὴ γένοιτο (see M, Pr., 194; Bl., §66, 1), Łk 20,16, Rz 3,3, al.; μή τις, Mk 13,5, al. II. As a conj., 1. after verbs of fearing, caution, etc., that, lest, perhaps (M, Pr., 192f.): with subjc. praes., Hbr 12,15 with subjc. aor., Mt 24,4, Mk 13,5, Łk 21,8, Dz 13,40, Ga 5,15, al.; ὅρα μή (see M, Pr., 124, 178), elliptically, Ap 19,10; 22,9; with indic, fut. (M, Pr., l.with), Kol 2,8 2. in order that not: with subjc. aor., Mk 13,36, 2 Kor 8,20; 12,6. III. Interrogative, in hesitant questions (M, Pr., 170), or where a negative answer is expected: Mt 7,9.10, Mk 2,19, J 3,4, Rz 3,3; 10,18.19, 1 Kor 1,13, al.; μή τις, Łk 22,35, al.; before οὐ (Rz 10,17, al. in Pl.), expecting an affirm, ans.; οὐ μή, Łk 18,7, J 18,11. IV. οὐ μή as emphatic negation (cf. M, Pr., 188, 190ff.; Bl. §64, 5), not at all, by no means: with indic, fut., Mt 16,22, J 6,35, Hbr 10,17, al.; with subjc. aor., Mt 24,2, Mk 13,2, Łk 6,37, J 13,8, 1 Kor 8,13, al. (AS)