ΜΗΔΕΝ, μηδεν
MĒDEN, mēden
Sounds Like: MAY-den
Translations: nothing, no one, none, not even one
From the root: ΜΗΔΕΙΣ
Part of Speech: Pronoun, Adjective
Explanation: This word is a negative indefinite pronoun or adjective, meaning 'nothing' or 'no one'. It is the neuter form of the word 'ΜΗΔΕΙΣ'. It is used to express absolute negation, particularly in contexts involving prohibitions, commands, or with subjunctive and optative moods, indicating that something should not happen or does not exist under certain conditions. For example, it can be used in a sentence like 'do nothing' or 'let nothing happen'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Accusative, Vocative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G3367 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
- 1 Enoch — 15:11
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:24, 1:53, 1:139, 1:147, 1:148, 1:191, 1:205, 1:218, 1:238, 1:242, 1:243, 1:306
Clement of Alexandria
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 6:35, 9:12
- Proverbs — 2:12, 13:7, 23:9, 24:22
- Wisdom — 17:9
- Sirach — 4:25, 10:6
- Jonah — 3:7
- Matthew — 27:19
- Mark — 5:26, 6:8
- Luke — 3:13, 4:35, 9:3
- Acts of the Apostles — 4:21, 8:24, 10:20, 11:12, 15:28, 16:28, 19:36, 23:29, 25:25, 28:6
- Romans — 13:8
- 1 Corinthians — 10:25, 10:27
- 2 Corinthians — 6:10, 11:5
- Galatians — 6:3
- Philippians — 2:3, 4:6
- 2 Thessalonians — 3:11
- 1 Timothy — 5:21
- Titus — 2:8, 3:13
- James — 1:6
- 3 John — 1:7
- Revelation — 2:10
- Shepherd of Hermas — 16:9, 21:4
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 4:2, 4:3
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 11:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 7:2, 8:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 4:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 2:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 6:2, 7:1
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 2:9, 3:15, 8:43, 11:58, 4:37, 10:116, 14:143, 15:148, 16:153, 20:179, 21:183, 33:234, 37:257
- Book Two — 4:37, 10:116, 14:143, 15:148, 16:153, 20:179, 21:183, 33:234, 37:257
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 0:11, 1:42, 1:46, 2:59, 3:96, 8:166, 12:208, 12:209, 12:211, 18:272, 19:313, 19:319
- Book 2 — 2:12, 2:14, 4:43, 5:74, 5:80, 6:100, 6:106, 6:112, 6:119, 6:153, 7:186, 8:197, 9:211, 9:220, 9:222, 9:226, 9:237, 10:242, 12:267, 12:274, 13:288, 13:291, 14:293, 14:295, 16:340
- Book 3 — 1:4, 1:16, 2:41, 2:51, 6:102, 6:110, 7:155, 8:193, 8:212, 8:213, 8:217, 10:241, 11:264, 11:271, 12:279, 12:281, 14:309
- Book 4 — 2:13, 2:33, 3:47, 3:56, 4:60, 4:61, 4:76, 5:86, 6:107, 6:109, 6:120, 6:128, 6:136, 8:189, 8:224, 8:228, 8:230, 8:234, 8:264, 8:268, 8:287, 8:303, 8:309
- Book 5 — 1:5, 1:26, 1:52, 1:55, 1:75, 1:77, 1:90, 1:91, 1:108, 1:113, 2:125, 2:145, 2:146, 2:148, 2:169, 8:273, 8:299, 8:302, 9:325
- Book 6 — 5:86, 5:88, 6:111, 6:124, 7:143, 7:147, 8:162, 10:194, 11:211, 11:212, 11:224, 11:225, 11:227, 11:233, 11:239, 12:257, 12:258, 13:279, 13:287, 13:297, 13:299, 13:301, 13:316, 14:331, 14:342, 14:348, 14:355, 14:362
- Book 7 — 1:34, 2:51, 4:74, 5:96, 7:145, 7:153, 7:157, 9:227, 10:250, 11:266, 11:284, 11:290, 12:313, 13:319, 13:323, 13:328, 14:361, 14:362, 15:388, 15:391
- Book 8 — 1:7, 1:20, 2:56, 4:121, 4:124, 8:210, 10:256, 10:258, 11:277, 12:290, 13:316, 13:322, 13:334, 13:337, 13:338, 13:343, 13:345, 14:369, 14:386, 14:387, 15:395, 15:409, 15:410
- Book 9 — 4:49, 4:58, 4:83, 4:90, 5:95, 5:101, 6:109, 6:115, 6:118, 6:126, 7:148, 9:194, 10:209, 10:213, 12:244
- Book 10 — 1:2, 2:35, 3:37, 4:56, 6:91, 7:100, 7:102, 9:161, 10:207, 10:215, 11:241, 11:259, 11:260
- Book 11 — 3:40, 3:55, 4:75, 4:94, 4:96, 5:128, 5:134, 5:155, 5:156, 6:195, 6:216, 6:221, 6:238, 6:250, 6:266, 6:271, 6:275, 6:290, 8:327
- Book 12 — 2:75, 2:95, 3:124, 3:126, 5:250, 5:261, 5:263, 6:164, 6:173, 6:181, 6:183, 6:189, 6:276, 7:291, 7:309, 7:323, 9:376, 9:380, 9:384, 10:403
- Book 13 — 1:6, 3:71, 5:156, 5:172, 6:193, 9:265, 11:309, 11:310, 13:355, 13:363, 15:388, 15:403, 15:404
- Book 14 — 1:1, 1:3, 4:65, 7:108, 7:113, 8:147, 9:170, 9:183, 10:243, 10:249, 11:284, 13:346, 13:347, 14:393, 15:396, 15:402, 15:404, 15:418, 15:463, 16:478, 16:479, 16:481
- Book 15 — 3:43, 3:78, 3:83, 4:100, 5:123, 5:131, 5:145, 6:172, 6:175, 6:176, 6:177, 6:183, 6:195, 6:197, 7:207, 7:208, 7:266, 8:287, 8:297, 10:348, 10:356
- Book 16 — 2:59, 4:90, 4:107, 4:123, 5:139, 7:199, 7:217, 8:238, 8:263, 9:285, 9:297, 10:328, 10:340, 10:342, 11:356
- Book 17 — 1:11, 1:13, 3:54, 4:66, 4:72, 5:127, 5:128, 5:139, 5:143, 6:156, 6:181, 7:187, 8:201, 10:298, 13:343
- Book 18 — 1:3, 3:77, 4:97, 4:104, 5:112, 6:162, 6:164, 6:220, 6:231, 7:243, 8:263, 8:274, 8:275, 8:281, 8:288, 8:301, 8:302, 9:322, 9:328, 9:335
- Book 19 — 1:25, 1:34, 1:35, 1:48, 1:54, 1:72, 1:84, 1:92, 1:124, 1:160, 2:166, 2:197, 2:199, 3:232, 3:234, 4:259, 5:285, 6:312
- Book 20 — 8:161, 8:172, 11:252
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 1:7, 2:13, 3:21, 4:8, 8:8, 9:6, 11:1, 11:12, 16:4, 18:1, 18:19, 19:5, 19:7, 21:2, 21:14, 25:4, 25:30, 27:6, 27:20, 28:15, 30:9, 32:19, 33:2, 33:20
- Book Two — 2:18, 5:4, 11:8, 11:17, 15:9, 15:10, 15:16, 15:17, 15:24, 17:39, 17:48, 19:25
- Book Three — 7:40, 7:93, 7:127, 7:157, 7:167, 7:191, 10:75
- Book Four — 1:77, 2:11, 2:19, 3:14, 3:68, 3:96, 4:9, 4:60, 7:25, 9:15
- Book Five — 1:8, 4:33, 11:33, 12:32
- Book Six — 7:3
- Book Seven — 7:15, 7:28, 8:46, 10:4, 11:15
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 24:1, 27:1, 43:1, 49:1, 57:1, 68:1
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:3, 0:6, 0:8
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 1:4, 2:2, 10:4, 23:3, 29:3, 35:1, 46:3, 56:3, 67:7, 88:7, 102:5, 103:9, 125:5, 134:1
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 11:56, 11:57, 16:86, 20:101, 22:106, 38:194, 40:202, 45:228, 49:255, 49:258, 50:259, 50:261, 51:263, 54:276, 62:319, 75:418
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 6:5
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 5:4
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 16:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 19:8, 22:12
- Ezra (Alpha) — 8:7
- Esther — 4:1
- 2 Maccabees — 12:4, 14:28
- 3 Maccabees — 3:9
- 4 Maccabees — 9:12
- Proverbs — 2:12, 13:7, 23:9, 24:22
- Wisdom — 17:9
- Sirach — 10:6, 30:38
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 13:43
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 2:35
- Jonah — 3:7
- Enoch — 15:11
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 27:19
- Mark — 1:44, 5:26, 6:8
- Luke — 3:13, 4:35, 9:3
- Acts — 4:21, 8:24, 10:20, 11:12, 15:28, 16:28, 19:36, 23:29, 25:25, 28:6
- Romans — 13:8
- 1 Corinthians — 10:25, 10:27
- 2 Corinthians — 6:10, 11:5, 13:7
- Galatians — 6:3
- Philippians — 2:3, 4:6
- 2 Thessalonians — 3:11
- 1 Timothy — 5:21, 6:4
- Titus — 2:8, 3:13
- James — 1:6
- 3 John — 1:7
- Revelation — 2:10
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 11:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΗΔΕΙΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕΝΙΜΕ — no one, nothing, indeed, on the one hand
- ΘΑΙΜΗΔΕΝ — nothing, no one, no, not even one
- ΜΗΔΕΜΙΑ — no one, nothing, not any, no
- ΜΗΔΕΜΙΑΝ — no, not one, none, not any, (not) a single
- ΜΗΔΕΜΙΑΣ — of no one, of nothing, of no, of not any
- ΜΗΔΕΜΙΑΣΤΩΝ — of not even one of the, of none of the
- ΜΗΔΕΝʼ — nothing, no one, none, not at all, no, zero, 14
- ΜΗΔΕΝΑ — no one, nobody, nothing, any, not any, none
- ΜΗΔΕΝΕἸΣ — no one, nobody, nothing, not one, not a single one
- ΜΗΔΕΝΕΣ — no one, none, nothing, no
- ΜΗΔΕΝΙ — to no one, to nothing, for no one, for nothing, by no one, by nothing, with no one, with nothing, in no one, in nothing
- ΜΗΔΕΝΙΜΕΝ — to no one, to nothing, by no means, not at all
- ΜΗΔΕΝΟΣ — of no one, of nothing, of any, of anything
- ΜΗΘΕΙΣ — no one, nothing, none, no
- ΜΗΘΕΝ — nothing, anything, no one, anyone
- ΜΗΘΕΝΑ — no one, nobody, nothing, any, anything
- ΜΗΘΕΝΙ — to no one, to nothing, by no means
- ΜΗΘΕΝΟΣ — of no one, of nothing, of none, of anything
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