G3387 μήτις (mḗtis)

Greek

PRT

Quick Definition

unless/any

Strong's Definition

whether any

Derivation: from G3361 (μή) and G5100 (τὶς);

KJV Usage: any (sometimes unexpressed except by the simple interrogative form of the sentence)

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

μήτι [so GT WH R (commonly), but μή τε L (exe. 1 Co. vi. 3) Tr (exc. Mt. xxvi. 22, 25; Mk. iv. 21)j, (up and τί), whether at all, whether perchance, an interrogative expecting a negative answer; in a direct question (Germ. doch nicht etwa? [in Eng. generally untranslated: cf. W. § 57,3b.; B. 248 (213)]): Mt. vii. 16; xxvi. 22. 25; Mk. iv. 21; xiv. 19; Lk. vi. 39; Jn. vii. 81 [Β 6]: Vili. 22; xviii. 35; xxi. 5 [here all texts μή re (properly)]; Acts x. 47; 2 Co. xii. 18; Jas. iii. 11 ; μήτι dpa, 2 Co. i. 17; used by one asking doubtfully yet inclining to believe what he asks about (see μήποτε, 3 a.): Mt. xii. 23: Jn pnteye iv. 29. εἶ μήτι, see εἰ, III. 10. μήτιγε (or μήτι ye) see in its place.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

μήτι mēti 18x

interrogative particle, used in questions expecting a negative answer; has the same use as μή in the form εἰ μήτε, Lk. 9:3; also when prefixed to an interrogative clause, Mt. 7:16; Jn. 4:29

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

μή-τις,

Rec. for μή τις

(v.s. μή, I, III, and cf. Thayer, s.v. μήτις).

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

μήτις Ξε μή τις, is found in an indirect question in BGU IV. 1141* (B.C. 13) καθ᾽ ἡμέραν δὲ τὸν θυλωρὸν (1. θυρωρὸν) ἐξερωτῶι μή τις ἔξω ὕπνωκε, “and daily I ask the doorkeeper whether any one has slept outside. ’’

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

μήτις (mētis) — unless/any. μήτῐς or μή τις, ὁ, ἡ, neuter μήτῐ, genitive μήτῐνος: (τὶς) old Gr. and Cretan dialect for μηδείς, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Cretan dialect dative singular μηδιμί [Refs] —hence

1. μήτι or μή τι, adverb, with imperative, and infinitive used imperatively, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with optative to express a wish, ὄλοιντο μή τι πάντες [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. after Verbs of fear or doubt, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

3. in direct questions, μή τί σοι δοκῶ ταρβεῖ; do I.. ? (i.e. I do not), [NT+4th c.BC+]

4. μή τί γε let alone, much less, οὐδὲ στρατιώτης οὗτός γε οὐδενός ἐστιν ἄξιος, μή τί γε τῶν ἄλλων ἡγεμών [Refs 4th c.BC+]; later, not to mention, οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ἀγγέλους κρινοῦμε; μήτι γε βιωτικά [NT]: with a word between, ὡς.. δώσοντι δίκην, μή τι ποιήσαντί γε [Refs 5th c.BC+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

μή-τις Rec. for μή τις (see: μή יׇקְמְעָם, I, III, and cf. Thayer, see: μήτις) μή-τις Rec. for μή τις (see: μή יׇקְמְעָם, I, III, and cf. Thayer, see: μήτις) (AS)