Chapter 33 — Prohibition Drill

BBG Chapter 33 · Prohibitions (μή + Aorist/Present)

For each prohibition, classify the pattern as STOP (μή + present imperative = stop an ongoing action) or DONT (μή + aorist subjunctive = do not begin an action). Then give Tense, Mood, Lexical form, and Translation.

Classification Table

#Greek SentencePattern (STOP/DONT)TenseMoodLexical FormTranslation
1μὴ κλαίετε
1μὴ κλαίετεSTOPPresImperativeκλαίωStop weeping
2μὴ φοβηθῇς
2μὴ φοβηθῇςDONTAorSubjunctiveφοβέομαιDo not be afraid
3μὴ νομίζετε ὅτι ἦλθον
3μὴ νομίζετε ὅτι ἦλθονSTOPPresImperativeνομίζωStop thinking that I came
4μὴ εἰσέλθῃς εἰς πειρασμόν
4μὴ εἰσέλθῃς εἰς πειρασμόνDONTAorSubjunctiveεἰσέρχομαιDo not enter into temptation
5μὴ μεριμνᾶτε
5μὴ μεριμνᾶτεSTOPPresImperativeμεριμνάωStop worrying
6μὴ λαλήσῃς κακόν
6μὴ λαλήσῃς κακόνDONTAorSubjunctiveλαλέωDo not speak evil
7μὴ θαυμάζετε
7μὴ θαυμάζετεSTOPPresImperativeθαυμάζωStop marveling
8μὴ πορευθῇς
8μὴ πορευθῇςDONTAorSubjunctiveπορεύομαιDo not go
9μὴ λέγε τοῦτο
9μὴ λέγε τοῦτοSTOPPresImperativeλέγωStop saying this
10μὴ ἅψῃ
10μὴ ἅψῃDONTAorSubjunctiveἅπτωDo not touch
11μὴ φοβεῖσθε
11μὴ φοβεῖσθεSTOPPresImperativeφοβέομαιStop being afraid
12μὴ ἀποκτείνῃς
12μὴ ἀποκτείνῃςDONTAorSubjunctiveἀποκτείνωDo not kill
13μὴ κρίνετε
13μὴ κρίνετεSTOPPresImperativeκρίνωDo not judge (stop judging)
14μὴ ἁμάρτῃς
14μὴ ἁμάρτῃςDONTAorSubjunctiveἁμαρτάνωDo not sin
15μὴ κατεσθίετε τοὺς πτωχούς
15μὴ κατεσθίετε τοὺς πτωχούςSTOPPresImperativeκατεσθίωStop devouring the poor
16μὴ ἄρῃς τὸ σκεῦος
16μὴ ἄρῃς τὸ σκεῦοςDONTAorSubjunctiveαἴρωDo not take the vessel
17μὴ ἐπιθυμεῖτε
17μὴ ἐπιθυμεῖτεSTOPPresImperativeἐπιθυμέωStop desiring / do not covet
18μὴ πιστεύσῃς
18μὴ πιστεύσῃςDONTAorSubjunctiveπιστεύωDo not believe
19μὴ δίδοτε τὸ ἅγιον τοῖς κυσίν
19μὴ δίδοτε τὸ ἅγιον τοῖς κυσίνSTOPPresImperativeδίδωμιDo not give what is holy to dogs
20μὴ ποιήσῃς τοῦτο
20μὴ ποιήσῃς τοῦτοDONTAorSubjunctiveποιέωDo not do this