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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μηδέG3366
Pronunciationmēdé
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
or11×Matthew 6:25, Matthew 10:9, Matthew 10:10, Matthew 10:14
vvv7×Mark 8:26, 1 Corinthians 10:7, 1 Corinthians 10:8, 1 Corinthians 10:10
{do} not3×Matthew 7:6, John 14:27, Romans 6:13
Nor3×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
not2×1 Peter 5:2, 1 Peter 5:3
-1×1 Corinthians 10:9
[and thereby]1×1 Timothy 5:22
[and] {do} not1×Ephesians 4:27
[and] not1×1 Timothy 6:17
[or to do anything]1×Romans 14:21
{do} not even1×1 Corinthians 5:11
and [do not]1×Hebrews 12:5
even1×Mark 3:20
not even1×Mark 2:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:25μηδὲtoorConjunctionMatthew 7:6μηδὲto{do} notConjunctionMatthew 10:9μηδὲtoorConjunctionMatthew 10:9μηδὲtoorConjunctionMatthew 10:10μηδὲtoorConjunctionMatthew 10:10μηδὲtoorConjunctionMatthew 10:10μηδὲtoorConjunctionMatthew 10:14μηδὲtoorConjunctionMatthew 22:29μηδὲtoorConjunctionMatthew 23:10μηδὲtoNorConjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 6:25
Aligned rows57
Books represented18
Matthew11Mark6Luke7John2Acts2Romans41 Corinthians62 Corinthians1Ephesians2Philippians1Colossians22 Thessalonians21 Timothy32 Timothy1Titus1Hebrews11 Peter31 John2
Source forms
μηδὲ55xmēdeMatthew 6:25, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 10:9, Matthew 10:10
μηδ’1xmēd’1 Peter 5:3
Μηδὲ1xMēdeMark 8:26
Parsing patterns
Conjunction57xMatthew 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'sG3366
Lexical occurrences57 versesGreek text appearances57 times16 shown belowWord forms2 forms57 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 6:25Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMatthew 7:6Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMatthew 10:9Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMatthew 10:9Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMatthew 10:10Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMatthew 10:10Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMatthew 10:10Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMatthew 10:14Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMatthew 22:29Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMatthew 23:10Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMatthew 24:20Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMark 2:2Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMark 6:11Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMark 8:26Conjunction
Μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMark 8:26Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
and not, not even
Read verseMark 12:24Conjunction
μηδὲmhde
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 patterns2Aligned forms57
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 17:2351×
Mark 2:2 · Mark 3:20 · Mark 8:26 · Eph 5:3 · 2 Thess 3:10 · Titus 2:36×
Word Origins
μηδέ is built from these roots:
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