ΜΗΔΕ, μηδε
MĒDE, mēde
Sounds Like: MEE-deh
Translations: neither, nor, not even, and not
From the root: ΜΗΔΕ
Part of Speech: Conjunction, Adverb
Explanation: ΜΗΔΕ is a compound word formed from the negative particle μή (mē, 'not') and the conjunction δέ (de, 'but, and'). It is used to introduce a negative clause, often following another negative clause, conveying the sense of 'neither...nor' or 'not even'. It is primarily used with non-indicative moods, such as the imperative or subjunctive, to express prohibitions or negative conditions.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G3366 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
Aristeas
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:40, 2:1, 2:43, 2:99, 4:89, 6:1, 7:7, 10:14, 10:23, 10:24, 10:29, 10:48, 10:52, 10:76, 10:78
- To the Newly Baptized — 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:5, 1:6
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 18:9
- Esther — 1:19, 4:16
- Tobit — 3:9
- 4 Maccabees — 6:24, 8:24, 9:23, 13:18
- Psalms — 6:2, 7:3, 24:2, 34:25, 36:1, 37:2, 68:16, 82:2, 108:12, 120:3
- Proverbs — 1:10, 3:11, 3:31, 4:5, 4:6, 4:14, 4:27, 5:20, 6:4, 6:7, 6:25, 9:18, 23:6, 23:8, 23:20, 24:1, 24:15, 24:19, 24:28, 25:6
- Ecclesiastes — 7:14, 7:16
- Job — 3:4, 3:6, 3:7, 16:18, 20:17
- Wisdom — 1:12, 2:10, 3:14, 4:14, 13:18
- Sirach — 7:4, 7:12, 7:18, 7:20, 9:1, 16:1, 17:28, 25:25, 33:30
- Isaiah — 1:20, 7:4, 28:22, 54:4, 54:9
- Jeremiah — 1:17, 22:10, 26:27
- Obadiah — 1:13, 1:14
- Jonah — 3:7
- Zephaniah — 3:6
- Zechariah — 9:8, 14:18
- Matthew — 6:25, 7:6, 10:9, 10:10, 10:14, 22:29, 23:10, 24:20
- Mark — 2:2, 6:11, 12:24, 13:15
- Luke — 7:33, 9:3, 12:22, 14:12, 16:26
- John — 4:15, 14:27
- Acts of the Apostles — 4:18, 21:21
- Romans — 6:13, 9:11, 14:21
- 1 Corinthians — 5:8, 5:11, 10:7, 10:8, 10:9, 10:10
- 2 Corinthians — 4:2, 13:7
- Ephesians — 4:27, 5:3
- Philippians — 2:3
- Colossians — 2:21
- 2 Thessalonians — 2:2, 3:10
- 1 Timothy — 1:4, 5:22, 6:4, 6:17
- 2 Timothy — 1:8
- Hebrews — 12:5
- 1 Peter — 3:14, 5:2
- 1 John — 2:15
- Revelation — 7:3
- Shepherd of Hermas — 7:1, 27:2
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 4:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 6:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 4:1, 4:3
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 7:1, 8:1
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 7:31, 12:68, 13:72, 15:98, 28:265, 29:271, 29:273, 1:4, 11:123, 25:200, 30:213, 31:219, 32:231, 37:258, 38:267, 38:273
- Book Two — 1:4, 11:123, 25:200, 30:213, 31:219, 32:231, 37:258, 38:267, 38:273
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 0:23, 2:70, 3:100, 13:225, 18:265, 19:316, 20:332
- Book 2 — 2:19, 4:46, 6:117, 6:130, 6:141, 12:275, 15:329, 16:340, 16:349
- Book 3 — 1:19, 12:275, 12:276, 15:319
- Book 4 — 2:16, 3:52, 4:67, 6:131, 6:144, 7:169, 8:178, 8:188, 8:189, 8:207, 8:209, 8:219, 8:224, 8:229, 8:233, 8:234, 8:235, 8:244, 8:245, 8:265, 8:276, 8:279, 8:288, 8:292, 8:296, 8:310, 8:329
- Book 5 — 1:73, 2:143, 4:185, 8:282
- Book 6 — 2:23, 7:138, 7:142, 11:237, 12:258, 12:263, 13:288, 14:331, 14:334, 14:342, 14:348, 14:376
- Book 7 — 1:42, 4:74, 5:96, 7:133, 8:168, 9:198, 11:264, 11:291, 14:357
- Book 8 — 1:7, 2:42, 2:56, 7:178, 7:192, 7:206, 15:395, 15:419
- Book 9 — 1:14, 4:53, 5:104, 6:113, 7:140, 8:170, 11:231
- Book 10 — 4:56, 6:96, 7:102, 7:129, 11:260
- Book 11 — 5:163, 5:165, 6:213, 6:216, 6:229, 8:323
- Book 12 — 2:69, 3:146, 5:250, 6:164, 7:303, 9:355, 10:409, 10:417
- Book 13 — 2:52, 2:54, 5:140, 7:80, 7:84, 7:129
- Book 14 — 4:65, 9:166, 10:224, 10:242, 10:264, 12:303, 15:402, 15:408, 15:438
- Book 15 — 2:17, 5:131, 6:191, 7:238, 9:302, 9:330, 10:356
- Book 16 — 1:9, 2:47, 2:52, 3:76, 3:77, 4:88, 4:96, 4:124, 7:204, 10:305, 10:341, 10:344, 11:376, 11:404
- Book 17 — 5:109, 5:126, 6:163, 9:238
- Book 18 — 2:38, 7:243, 8:271, 8:275
- Book 19 — 1:19, 1:63, 1:128, 3:230, 5:289, 6:304, 6:308, 6:311, 9:362
- Book 20 — 3:59, 5:109, 8:155, 9:201, 11:255
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 1:16, 13:7, 14:23, 23:14, 25:26, 25:28, 27:10, 31:8, 31:13, 31:15, 32:12, 32:18
- Book Two — 16:21, 16:23, 16:48, 17:34, 18:9, 18:52, 19:5
- Book Three — 9:46
- Book Four — 1:29, 1:40, 3:62, 4:25, 4:36, 5:46, 7:49, 9:49, 9:58
- Book Five — 5:6, 6:15, 9:15, 9:46, 12:3, 13:19, 13:29
- Book Six — 1:17, 2:3, 3:21, 4:39
- Book Seven — 1:8, 6:4, 8:16, 8:37, 8:60, 8:73, 8:109, 8:111, 11:11
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 3:1, 5:1, 19:1, 22:1, 24:1, 27:1, 53:1, 60:1
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:8
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 2:3, 7:1, 9:2, 13:9, 18:3, 26:1, 28:2, 29:3, 38:1, 43:8, 49:1, 56:20, 67:2, 72:1, 73:6, 75:1, 89:3, 102:7, 112:4, 125:5, 129:2, 131:2, 131:3, 137:1, 137:2
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Polycarp of Smyrna
Pseudo Clement of Rome
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 16:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 19:17, 21:23, 22:12, 31:52, 45:5
- Exodus — 4:1, 4:8, 4:9, 34:3
- Leviticus — 25:20, 26:14
- Deuteronomy — 1:21, 1:29, 20:3, 22:2, 31:6, 31:8
- Joshua — 1:9, 6:10, 8:1, 10:25
- 1 Samuel — 16:7
- 2 Samuel — 17:13
- 1 Kings — 8:57
- 1 Chronicles — 22:13, 28:20
- 2 Chronicles — 20:15, 20:17
- Ezra (Alpha) — 8:22
- Nehemiah — 8:9
- Esther — 1:19, 4:16
- Tobit — 3:9
- 2 Maccabees — 8:16, 9:12, 9:15, 13:7
- 3 Maccabees — 1:11, 2:17, 2:22, 4:11, 7:11
- 4 Maccabees — 2:14, 6:24, 6:35, 8:24, 9:23, 13:18
- Psalms — 6:2, 7:3, 24:2, 34:25, 36:1, 37:2, 68:16, 82:2, 108:12, 120:3
- Psalms of Solomon — 16:6
- Odes — 3:3, 8:13
- Proverbs — 1:10, 3:11, 3:31, 4:5, 4:6, 4:14, 4:27, 5:20, 6:4, 6:7, 6:25, 9:18, 23:6, 23:7, 23:20, 24:1, 24:15, 24:19, 24:43, 25:6
- Ecclesiastes — 7:17
- Job — 3:4, 3:6, 3:7, 16:19, 20:17
- Wisdom — 1:12, 2:10, 3:14, 4:14, 10:8, 13:18
- Sirach — 7:4, 7:12, 7:18, 7:20, 9:1, 16:1, 17:28, 25:25
- Isaiah — 1:20, 7:4, 28:22, 44:8, 54:4, 54:9
- Jeremiah — 1:17, 22:10, 26:27
- Ezekiel — 2:6, 3:9, 26:20
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 3:95, 13:9
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 3:95, 6:12, 13:9, 14:31
- Hosea — 9:1
- Micah — 2:6, 5:7
- Obadiah — 1:13, 1:14
- Jonah — 3:7
- Zephaniah — 3:6
- Zechariah — 9:8, 14:18
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 2 — 3:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 6:25, 7:6, 10:9, 10:10, 10:14, 22:29, 23:10, 24:20
- Mark — 2:2, 6:11, 12:24, 13:15
- Luke — 7:33, 12:22, 14:12, 16:26, 17:23
- John — 4:15, 14:27
- Acts — 4:18, 21:21
- Romans — 6:13, 9:11, 14:21
- 1 Corinthians — 5:8, 5:11, 10:7, 10:8, 10:9, 10:10
- 2 Corinthians — 4:2
- Ephesians — 4:27, 5:3
- Philippians — 2:3
- Colossians — 2:21
- 2 Thessalonians — 2:2, 3:10
- 1 Timothy — 1:4, 5:22, 6:17
- 2 Timothy — 1:8
- Hebrews — 12:5
- 1 Peter — 3:14, 5:2
- 1 John — 2:15, 3:18
Twelve Disciples
From the same root
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