Μηποτε

"Μηποτε"

Compound: True

Components: [{'particle': 'μή', 'meaning': 'not (used with subjunctive, optative, or imperative, expressions of will, fear, or prohibition)'}, {'particle': 'ποτε', 'meaning': 'ever, at any time'}]

Function: expresses prohibition, negated possibility, or fear lest (sometimes translated as 'lest ever', 'in case', 'by any chance', or 'never')

Syntactic notes: Often used to introduce prohibitions (with subjunctive), negative wishes, or in indirect questions/exhortations. Does not inflect, and is not a verb, noun, or adjective.