What does μηδέ (mēdé) mean in the Bible?
μηδέ (mēdé) is a Greek word meaning "but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor".
Greek · G3366
μηδέ
But not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
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μηδέ G3366
Pronunciation mēdé
What does μηδέ (mēdé) mean in the Bible?
μηδέ (mēdé) is a Greek word meaning "but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3366?
The BSB source-word alignment has 57 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [or] (16), or (11), vvv (7), {do} not (3), Nor (3).
Where does μηδέ (mēdé) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (11), Luke (7), 1 Corinthians (6), Mark (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [or] 16× Matthew 24:20, Mark 12:24, Luke 12:22, Luke 14:12
or 11× Matthew 6:25, Matthew 10:9, Matthew 10:10, Matthew 10:14
vvv 7× Mark 8:26, 1 Corinthians 10:7, 1 Corinthians 10:8, 1 Corinthians 10:10
{do} not 3× Matthew 7:6, John 14:27, Romans 6:13
Nor 3× Matthew 23:10, Luke 16:26, 2 Corinthians 4:2
. . . 2× Mark 13:15, 1 Corinthians 5:8
[and] 2× John 4:15, 1 John 3:18
{do} 2× Colossians 2:21
not 2× 1 Peter 5:2, 1 Peter 5:3
- 1× 1 Corinthians 10:9
[and thereby] 1× 1 Timothy 5:22
[and] {do} not 1× Ephesians 4:27
[and] not 1× 1 Timothy 6:17
[or to do anything] 1× Romans 14:21
{do} not even 1× 1 Corinthians 5:11
and [do not] 1× Hebrews 12:5
even 1× Mark 3:20
not even 1× Mark 2:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:25 μηδὲ to or Conjunction Matthew 7:6 μηδὲ to {do} not Conjunction Matthew 10:9 μηδὲ to or Conjunction Matthew 10:9 μηδὲ to or Conjunction Matthew 10:10 μηδὲ to or Conjunction Matthew 10:10 μηδὲ to or Conjunction Matthew 10:10 μηδὲ to or Conjunction Matthew 10:14 μηδὲ to or Conjunction Matthew 22:29 μηδὲ to or Conjunction Matthew 23:10 μηδὲ to Nor Conjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:25
Aligned rows 57
Books represented 18
Matthew 11 Mark 6 Luke 7 John 2 Acts 2 Romans 4 1 Corinthians 6 2 Corinthians 1 Ephesians 2 Philippians 1 Colossians 2 2 Thessalonians 2 1 Timothy 3 2 Timothy 1 Titus 1 Hebrews 1 1 Peter 3 1 John 2
Source forms
μηδὲ 55x mēde Matthew 6:25, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 10:9, Matthew 10:10
μηδ’ 1x mēd’ 1 Peter 5:3
Μηδὲ 1x Mēde Mark 8:26
Parsing patterns
Conjunction 57x Matthew 6:25, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 10:9, Matthew 10:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
Strong's G3366
Lexical occurrences 57 verses Greek text appearances 57 times 16 shown below Word forms 2 forms 57 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 57 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:25 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Matthew 7:6 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Matthew 10:9 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Matthew 10:9 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Matthew 10:10 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Matthew 10:10 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Matthew 10:10 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Matthew 10:14 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Matthew 22:29 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Matthew 23:10 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Matthew 24:20 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Mark 2:2 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Mark 6:11 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Mark 8:26 Conjunction
Μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Mark 8:26 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verse Mark 12:24 Conjunction
μηδὲ mhde
and not, not even
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 57
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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 6×
Word Origins
μηδέ is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain