μήπως
μήπως, lest in any way, lest any how, lest perchance
μήπως or μή πως,
- lest in any way, and after Verbs of fearing, lest perchance, freq. in Hom., written divisim, μή πως Od. 4.396, etc.; οὐδέ τι ἴδμεν, μή πως . . μενοινήσωσι that they will not . ., Il. 10.101.
μήπως, daß nicht irgendwie, u. nach den Verbis des Fürchtens, daß irgendwie, daß etwa, Hom. μήπως φίλον ἦτορ ὀλέσσῃς, Il. 5.250 u. öfter ; als zweifelnde, indirekte Frage, ob nicht etwa, ob nicht vielleicht, 10.101.
Strong 3381
1. as conjc., lest haply: in final sentences, I Co 9:27, II Co 2:7 9:4; after verbs of fearing or taking heed, I Co 8:9, II Co 11:3 12:20, Ga 4:11; with an ellipse of ptcp. (sc. φοβούμενος; cf. Bl., § 65, 3; Burton, § 225), I Th 3:5 (but v. infr.).
2. As interrogative, whether haply: Ga 2:2, I Th 3:5 (cf. M, Th., in l., but v. supr.).†
μήπως
- Ior μή, πως, lest in any way, lest any how, lest perchance, Hom.
- IIin case of doubt, or in indirect questions, whether or no, Il.