Original Word: εἰ μή
Part of Speech: Conjunction
Transliteration: ei mé
Pronunciation: ay may
Phonetic Spelling: (i may)
Definition: except, unless, if not
Meaning: if not

1508 ei mḗ (from 1487 /ei, "if" and 3361 /mḗ, "not") – properly, if not (unless). 1508 (ei mḗ) views (assumes as) what precedes is fact, and extends it to its negative possibility or exception meaning "otherwise, unless."

Word Origin
from ei and mé
Definition
if not
NASB Translation
except (40), except* (1), more than (1), unless (1).

but, except that, if not, save only.

From ei and me; if not -- but, except (that), if not, more than, save (only) that, saving, till.

see GREEK ei

see GREEK me

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