3385 - méti

Strong's Concordance

Original word: μήτι
Transliteration: méti
Definition (short): surely
Definition (full): can this be? (interrogative particle expecting a negative answer)

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from and the neut. of tis
Definition: can this be? (interrog. particle expecting a neg. answer)
NASB Translation: cannot (1), cannot* (1), perhaps (1), surely (4), surely no (1), unless* (2).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From me and the neuter of tis; whether at all -- not (the particle usually not expressed, except by the form of the question).

see GREEK me

see GREEK tis

KJV: And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
NASB: All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, "This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?"
KJV: And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
NASB: Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, "Surely not I, Lord?"
KJV: Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
NASB: And Judas, who was betraying Him, said, "Surely it is not I, Rabbi?" Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself."
KJV: And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
NASB: They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, "Surely not I?"
KJV: But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
NASB: But He said to them, "You give them something to eat!" And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and buy food for all these people."