Nay
Nay
“no, not,” expressing a negation absolutely, is rendered “nay,” e.g., in Mat 5:37; Mat 13:29; Joh 7:12, AV (RV, “not so”); Act 16:37; 2Co 1:17-19; Jam 5:12.
a strengthened form of No. 1, is used, e.g., in Luk 12:51; Luk 13:3, Luk 13:5; Luk 16:30; Rom 3:27.
“but,” to mark contrast or opposition, is rendered “nay” in Rom 3:31, RV, “nay” (AV, “yea”); in Rom 7:7, RV, “howbeit” (AV, “nay”); Rom 8:37; 1Co 3:2, RV; 1Co 6:8; 1Co 12:22; in Heb 3:16, RV, “nay” (AV, “howbeit”).
(i.e., men oun ge), “nay rather,” is rendered “nay but” in Rom 9:20 (in Rom 10:18; Phi 3:8, “yea verily,” AV, “yea doubtless”). See YEA.