Lexical Definition
μηδέ mēdé (may-deh') nor G:PRT-N+G:CONJ
from μή and δέ
neither, nor (yet), (no) not (once, so much as).
- but not, not even
- in a continued negation, nor
Abbott-Smith
μηδέ, negative particle, related to οὐδέ as μή to οὐ,
1. as conjc., continuing a negation or prohibition, but not, and not, nor: preceded by μή, Mt 6:25 22:29, Mk 12:24, Lk 14:12, al.; ἵνα μή, Jo 4:15; ὅπως μή, Lk 16:26; μηδέ . . . μηδέ, neither . . . nor, Mt 10:10, I Co 10:8, 9.
2. As adv., strengthening a negation, not even: Mk 2:2, I Co 5:11, al.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 6:25 · 10:10 · 22:29 |
| Mark | 2:2 · 12:24 |
| Luke | 14:12 · 16:26 |
| John | 4:15 |
| 1 Corinthians | 5:11 · 10:8 · 10:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μηδέ,
(μή, δέ) negative Particle (compare οὐδέ): as conjunction, and not (Epic dialect also, but not), nor, connecting two whole clauses, used with the same constructions as μή, μή τι σὺ ταῦτα.. διείρεο μηδὲ μετάλλα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τεκνοῦσθαι, μηδ᾽ ἄπαιδα θνῄσκειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 in μηδέ.. μηδέ.. the first μ. may belong to μηδέ A, e.g. [μηδέ B, e.g. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 391c; μήτε.. μηδέ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 2.45, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 327d ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; but μήτε cannot follow μηδέ:—for μηδέ after οὐδέ, see at {οὐ} [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B as adverb, joined with a single word or phrase, not even, not either, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; repeated emphatically, μηδ᾽ ὅντινα γαστέρι μήτηρ κοῦρον ἐόντα φέροι μηδ᾽ ὃς φύγοι let not the babe unborn —no let not even it escape, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —for μηδέ τι see at {μήτις}.