Greek · G3366, G3687 · unreviewed

μηδὲ ὀνομαζέσθω

But not, not even; in a continued negation, nor · to name

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μηδέ G3366 but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
Pronunciation mēdé
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ὀνομάζω G3687 to name
Pronunciation onomázō
To name or call someone by name, emphasizing public identification and formal designation rather than mere mention.
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What does μηδὲ ὀνομαζέσθω (mēde onomazesthō) mean in the Bible?

μηδέ · ὀνομάζω is a Greek word meaning "must not even be named, mentioned, known as characteristic".

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Meaning

must not even be named, mentioned, known as characteristic
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 6:25 · Matt 7:6 · Matt 10:9 · Matt 10:10 · Matt 10:14 · Matt 22:29 · Matt 23:10 · Matt 24:20 · Mark 6:11 · Mark 12:24 · Mark 13:15 · Luke 3:14 · Luke 12:22 · Luke 14:12 · Luke 16:26 · Luke 17:23 51×
Mark 2:2 · Mark 3:20 · Mark 8:26 · Eph 5:3 · 2 Thess 3:10 · Titus 2:3
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 3 ongoing 1 imperative 1 infinitive 1 participle 2
Tense
present 5 aorist 3
Voice
active 4 passive 4
Mood
indicative 4 participle 2 infinitive 1 imperative 1

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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