Keraia
Lexicon

μηδέ

mēdenorHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentParticle57 occurrences18 books50 verses

Definition

μηδέ

negative particle, related to οὐδέ as μή to οὐ,

1. as conic., continuing a negation or prohibition, but not, and not, nor: preceded by μή, Matthew 6:25; 22:29, Mark 12:24, Luke 14:12, al.; ἵνα μή, John 4:15; ὅπως μή, Luke 16:26; μηδέ . . . μηδέ, neither . . . nor, Matthew 10:10, 1 Corinthians 10:8-9.

2. As adv., strengthening a negation, not even: Mark 2:2, 1 Corinthians 5:11, al

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μηδέ:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

57 total
  1. Matthew 6:25μηδὲ · or
    Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
  2. Matthew 7:6μηδὲ · {do} not
    Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
  3. Matthew 10:9μηδὲ · or; μηδὲ · or
    Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
  4. Matthew 10:10μηδὲ · or; μηδὲ · or; μηδὲ · or
    Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
  5. Matthew 10:14μηδὲ · or
    And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
  6. Matthew 22:29μηδὲ · or
    Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
  7. Matthew 23:10μηδὲ · Nor
    Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
  8. Matthew 24:20μηδὲ · [or]
    Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
  9. Mark 2:2μηδὲ · not even
    …they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.
  10. Mark 3:20μηδὲ · even
    Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
  11. Mark 6:11μηδὲ · or
    If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
  12. Mark 8:26Μηδὲ
    Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
  13. Mark 12:24μηδὲ · [or]
    Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
  14. Mark 13:15μηδὲ
    Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.
  15. Luke 3:14μηδὲ · or
    Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
  16. Luke 12:22μηδὲ · [or]
    Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
  17. Luke 14:12μηδὲ · [or]; μηδὲ · [or]; μηδὲ · [or]
    Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
  18. Luke 16:26μηδὲ · nor
    And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
  19. Luke 17:23μηδὲ · [or]
    People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
  20. John 4:15μηδὲ · [and]
    The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
  21. John 14:27μηδὲ · {do} not
    Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
  22. Acts 4:18μηδὲ · [or]
    Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
  23. Acts 21:21μηδὲ · [or]
    But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
  24. Romans 6:13μηδὲ · {Do} not
    Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
  25. Romans 9:11μηδὲ · [or]
    Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
  26. Romans 14:21μηδὲ · [or]; μηδὲ · [or to do anything]
    It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
  27. 1 Corinthians 5:8μηδὲ
    Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.
  28. 1 Corinthians 5:11μηδὲ · {do} not even
    But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
  29. 1 Corinthians 10:7μηδὲ
    Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”
  30. 1 Corinthians 10:8μηδὲ
    We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
  31. 1 Corinthians 10:9μηδὲ
    We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
  32. 1 Corinthians 10:10μηδὲ
    And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.
  33. 2 Corinthians 4:2μηδὲ · nor
    Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
  34. Ephesians 4:27μηδὲ · [and] {do} not
    …and do not give the devil a foothold.
  35. Ephesians 5:3μηδὲ
    But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
  36. Philippians 2:3μηδὲ · or
    Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
  37. Colossians 2:21μηδὲ · {do}; μηδὲ · {do}
    “Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?
  38. 2 Thessalonians 2:2μηδὲ · [or]
    …not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.
  39. 2 Thessalonians 3:10μηδὲ
    For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
  40. 1 Timothy 1:4μηδὲ · [or]
    …or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
  41. 1 Timothy 5:22μηδὲ · [and thereby]
    Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
  42. 1 Timothy 6:17μηδὲ · [and] not
    Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
  43. 2 Timothy 1:8μηδὲ · [or]
    So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.