What does μηδέ · ὀνομάζω mean in the Bible?
μηδέ · ὀνομάζω is a Greek phrase meaning "must not even be named, mentioned, known as characteristic".
Greek · G3366, G3687
μηδὲ ὀνομαζέσθω
But not, not even; in a continued negation, nor · to name
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μηδέ G3366 but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
Pronunciation mēdé
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ὀνομάζω G3687 to name
Pronunciation onomázō
To name or call someone by name, emphasizing public identification and formal designation rather than mere mention.
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What does μηδὲ ὀνομαζέσθω (mēde onomazesthō) mean in the Bible?
μηδέ · ὀνομάζω is a Greek phrase meaning "must not even be named, mentioned, known as characteristic".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3366, G3687?
G3366, G3687 is connected to 57 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. must not even be named, mentioned, known as characteristic
Source Gloss
must not even be named, mentioned, known as characteristic
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 57
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 17:23 51×
Mark 2:2 · Mark 3:20 · Mark 8:26 · Eph 5:3 · 2 Thess 3:10 · Titus 2:3 6×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5 aorist 3
Voice
active 4 passive 4
Mood
indicative 4 participle 2 infinitive 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 6:13 ὠνόμασεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 6:14 ὠνόμασεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 19:13 ὀνομάζειν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 15:20 ὠνομάσθη aorist passive indicative completed Ephesians 1:21 ὀνομαζομένου present passive participle participle Ephesians 3:15 ὀνομάζεται present passive indicative ongoing Ephesians 5:3 ὀνομαζέσθω present passive imperative imperative 2 Timothy 2:19 ὀνομάζων present active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
μηδὲ ὀνομαζέσθω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain