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How Greek Builds Emphasis Through Repeated μὴ
Romans 13:13
ὡς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ εὐσχημόνως περιπατήσωμεν μὴ κώμοις καὶ μέθαις μὴ κοίταις καὶ ἀσελγείαις μὴ ἔριδι καὶ ζήλῳ
A Verse That Sounds Like Careful InstructionThis verse feels orderly and deliberate.
Paul first describes how believers should walk, and then he lists behaviors that do not belong to that way of life.
walk properly → not this → not this → not this
Greek creates rhythm here through repetition. The repeated negative word μὴ keeps returning like a warning marker throughout the sentence.
Transliterationhōs en hēmera euschēmonōs peripatēsōmen mē kōmois kai methais mē koitais kai aselgeiais mē eridi kai zēlō
Literal Translation“As in daytime, let us walk properly — not in revelries and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.”… Learn Koine Greek
