- Transliteration: me

- Phonetic: may

- Definition:

1. no, not lest

- Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3756 expresses an absolute denial)

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech:

- Strong's: A primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverbially) not (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether: - any but (that) X forbear + God forbid + lack lest neither never no (X wise in) none nor [can-] not nothing that not un [-taken] without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also G3362" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3362 G3363" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3363 G3364" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3364 G3372" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3372 G3373" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3373 G3375" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3375 G3378" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3378.