never

Greek Negative WITH Greek Negative

never, not ever, a double negative strengthening the denial; not at all, surely not

never

Greek Negative WITH Greek Negative

οὐ μή, in independent sentences, is used either in Denial or in Prohibition: I) in Denial, I.1) with subjunctive, I.1.a) chiefly of aorist, οὔ τι μὴ ληφθῶ δόλῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.1.b) rarely of present, mostly with Verbs expressing possibility or ability, οὐ μὴ δύνηται (variant{δυνήσεται}) [Refs 5th c.BC+], and this has been adopted by most editions; and in [Refs 4th c.BC+] with subjunctive probably arose from the ellipsis of a Verb or phrase expressing fear or apprehension; such words are sometimes expressed, οὐ γὰρ ἦν δεινὸν. μὴ ἁλῷ κοτε [Refs 5th c.BC+]—Sts. there is no idea of fear, as in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; the construction is freely used after ὅτι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; after ὡς, since, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; after ὥστε, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2) with future indicative, οὔ σοι μὴ μεθέψομαί ποτε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ μὴ δέξονται (variant{δέξωνται}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: or infinitive, εἶπεν. οὐ μή ποτε. εὖ πράξειν πόλιν [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) in Prohibition, οὐ μή is used interrogatively with future indicative (chiefly of the 2 _person_) so as to express a strong prohibition, οὐ μὴ 'ξεγερεῖς τὸν ὕπνῳ κάτοχο; ={μὴ ἐξέγειρε},[Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ μὴ προσοίσεις χεῖρα μηδ᾽ ἅψῃ πέπλων ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ μὴ προσοίσεις χεῖρα βακχεύσεις δ᾽ ἰών;[Refs] II.2) later οὐ μὴ ἐμπέσω let me not fall, [LXX] II.3) in questions, οὐ μή, = Latin nonne, ὁ θεὸς οὐ μὴ ποιήσῃ τὴν ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ ; [NT] III) in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; seems to mean keep silent and say nothing, σῖγα being short for σιγήσει and καὶ being omitted: similarly, οὐ σῖγ᾽ ἀνέξει, μηδὲ δειλίαν ἀρῇ; submit silently and do not play the coward, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

a double negative strengthening the denial; not at all; any more, at all, by any (no) means, neither, never, no (at all), in no case (wise), nor ever, not (at all, in any wise); i.e. g3756 (οὐ) and g3361 (μή)