3381 - mé pós

Strong's Concordance

Original word: μήπως
Transliteration: mé pós
Definition (short): fear
Definition (full): lest perhaps, whether perhaps

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: see mé and pós
Definition: lest perhaps, whether perhaps
NASB Translation: fear (2), otherwise (2).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Or me pos (may poce) from me and pos; lest somehow -- lest (by any means, by some means, haply, perhaps).

see GREEK me

see GREEK pos

References

Strong's 3381: 4 Occurrences
KJV: So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
NASB: so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, otherwise such a one might be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
KJV: Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
NASB: otherwise if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we-- not to speak of you-- will be put to shame by this confidence.
KJV: And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
NASB: It was because of a revelation that I went up; and I submitted to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but I did so in private to those who were of reputation, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.
KJV: For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
NASB: For this reason, when I could endure it no longer, I also sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor would be in vain.