Strong's Lexicon
médeis, médemia, méden: No one, none, nothing
Original Word:μηδείς, μηδεμία, μηδέν
Part of Speech:Adjective
Transliteration:médeis, médemia, méden
Pronunciation:may-DAYS, may-day-MEE-ah, may-DEN
Phonetic Spelling:(may-dice')
Definition:No one, none, nothing
Meaning:no one, none, nothing.
Word Origin:From a combination of μή (mē, "not") and εἷς (heis, "one")
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is אַיִן (ayin, Strong's H369), meaning "nothing" or "not."
Usage:The Greek terms μηδείς (médeis), μηδεμία (médemia), and μηδέν (méden) are used to express the concept of "no one," "none," or "nothing." These words are often employed in the New Testament to emphasize the absence or non-existence of a person, thing, or action. They are used to negate statements or commands, often in contexts where a prohibition or exclusion is being emphasized.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, language was a powerful tool for expressing philosophical and theological ideas. The use of negation, such as with μηδείς, was a common rhetorical device to emphasize moral and ethical teachings. In the context of the New Testament, these terms are used to underscore the exclusivity of certain Christian truths and moral imperatives, reflecting the early Christian community's emphasis on holiness and distinctiveness from surrounding cultures.
HELPS Word-studies
3367mēdeís(from3361/mḗ, "not a possibility" and1520/heís, "one") – properly, "no one,nothing" – literally, "not even one."
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
méde and
heisDefinitionno one, nothing
NASB Translationall (1), any (7), anyone (8), anything (2), least (1), never (1), no (9), no at all (1), no basis (1), no man (1), no one (26), no way (1), nothing (22), without (4), without...any (1), without any (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3367: μηδείςμηδείς,
μηδεμία,
μηδέν (and
μηθέν,
Acts 27:33LTTrWH — a form not infrequent from
Aristotle onward (found as early as
Buttmann, C. 378, cf.
Meisterhans, Gr. d. Attic Inschr., p. 73); cf.
Lob. ad Phryn., p. 181f;
Winers Grammar, § 5, 1 d. 11; (
Buttmann, 28 (25)); Kühner, § 187, 1 vol. 1:487f), (from
μηδέ and
εἷς) (fr.
Homer down); it is used either in connection with a noun,
no, none, or absolutely, no one, not one, no man, neuter
nothing, and in the same constructions as
μή; accordingly a. with an imperative:
μηδείς being the person to whom something is forbidden,
1 Corinthians 3:18, 21;
1 Corinthians 10:24;
Galatians 6:17;
Ephesians 5:6;
Colossians 2:18;
1 Timothy 4:12;
Titus 2:15;
James 1:13;
1 John 3:7; neuter
μηδέν, namely,
ἔστω (
A. V.have thou nothing to do with etc.),
Matthew 27:19;
μηδείς in the dative or the accusative depending on the imperative,
Romans 13:8;
1 Timothy 5:22;
μηδέν (accusative),
Luke 3:13;
Luke 9:3;
μηδένφοβοῦ,
Revelation 2:10 (here
LTrWH text
μή).
b.μηδείς with the optative: once in the N. T.,Mark 11:14 (whereRec.οὐδείς) (cf.Winers Grammar, 476 (443)).
c. with the 2 person of the aorist subjunctive, theμηδείς depending on the verb; as,μηδενίεἴπῃς,Matthew 8:4;Matthew 17:9; accusative,Luke 3:14;Luke 10:4;μηδέν (accusative),Acts 16:28;κατάμηδένατρόπον,2 Thessalonians 2:3.
d. with the particlesἵνα andὅπως (seeμή, I. 3): withἵνα,Matthew 16:20;Mark 5:43;Mark 6:8;Mark 7:36 9:9:Titus 3:13;Revelation 3:11; withὅπως,Acts 8:24.
e. with an infinitive;α. with one that depends on another verb: — as onπαραγγέλλω,Luke 8:56;Luke 9:21;Acts 23:22;δεινυμι,Acts 10:28;διατάσσομαι,Acts 24:23;ἀναθεματίζωἐμαυτόν,Acts 23:14;κρίνω (accusative with an infinitive),Acts 21:25Rec.;εὔχομαι,2 Corinthians 13:7;βούλομαι (accusative with an infinitive),1 Timothy 5:14;ὑπομιμνῄσκωτινα,Titus 3:2, etc.;παρακαλῶτινα followed byτόμή with the accusative and infinitive,1 Thessalonians 3:3L (stereotype edition)TTrWH.β. with an infinitive depending onδιάτό:Acts 28:18;Hebrews 10:2.
f. with a participle (seeμή, I. 5); in the dative,Acts 11:19;Romans 12:17; accusativeμηδένα,John 8:10;Acts 9:7;μηδέν,Acts 4:21;Acts 27:33;1 Corinthians 10:25, 27;2 Corinthians 6:10;2 Thessalonians 3:11;1 Timothy 6:4;Titus 2:8;James 1:6;3 John 1:7;μηδεμίανπροσκοπήν,2 Corinthians 6:3;μηδεμίανπτόησιν,1 Peter 3:6;μηδεμίαναἰτίαν,Acts 28:18;ἀναβολήνμηδεμίαν,Acts 25:17.
g. noteworthy are —μηδείς with a genitive,Acts 4:17;Acts 24:23;μηδέν namely,τούτων,Revelation 2:10 (RGTWH marginal reading);ἐςμηδενί,in nothing,1 Corinthians 1:7 (butχαρίσματι is expressed here); 2 Cor. ( (see h. below));;Philippians 1:28;James 1:4.μηδένεἶναι, to be nothing i. e. of no account opposed toεἶναιτί,Galatians 6:3 (Sophocles Aj. 754; other examples from Greek authors see inPassow, ii., p. 231{b}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word II.: cf.Buttmann, § 139, 5));μηδέν (accusative),nothing i. e. not at all, in no respect:Acts 10:20;Acts 11:12, (Lucian, dial. deor. 2, 4; Tim. 43); as accusative of the object after verbs of harm, loss, damage, advantage, care (cf.Winers Grammar, 227 (313);Buttmann, § 131, 10): as,βλάπτειν,Luke 4:35 (cf.Winer's Grammar, 483 (450));ὠφελεῖσθαι,Mark 5:26;ὑστέρειν,2 Corinthians 11:5;μέριμναν,Philippians 4:6. h. examples of a double negation, by which the denial is strengthened, where in Latinquisquam follows a negation (cf.Winer's Grammar, § 55, 9 b.):μηκέτιμηδείς,Mark 11:14;Acts 4:17;μηδενίμηδέν,Mark 1:44 (L omits;Tr bracketsμηδέν);Romans 13:8;μηδεμίανἐνμηδενί,2 Corinthians 6:3;μή ...ἐνμηδενί,Philippians 1:28;μή ...μηδέν,2 Corinthians 13:7;μή ...μηδεμίαν,1 Peter 3:6;μήτίς ...κατάμηδένατρόπον,2 Thessalonians 2:3.STRONGS NT 3367: μηθένμηθέν, seeμηδείς.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
no one, nothingIncluding the irregular feminine medemia may-dem-ee'-ah, and the neuter meden (may-den') fromme andheis; not even one (man, woman, thing) -- any (man, thing), no (man), none, not (at all, any man, a whit), nothing, + without delay.
see GREEKme
see GREEKheis
Forms and Transliterations
μηδεις μηδείς μηδεὶς μηδεμιαν μηδεμίαν μηδεν μηδέν Μηδὲν Μηδενα Μηδένα μηδενι μηδενί μηδενὶ μηδενος μηδενός μηδενὸς μηθείς μηθεν μηθέν μηθὲν μηθενός medeis medeís medeìs mēdeis mēdeís mēdeìs medemian medemían mēdemian mēdemían meden medén Medèn mēden mēdén Mēdèn Medena Medéna Mēdena Mēdéna medeni medenì mēdeni mēdenì medenos medenòs mēdenos mēdenòs methen methèn mēthen mēthènLinks
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