What does μηδείς (mēdeís) mean in the Bible?
μηδείς (mēdeís) is a Greek word meaning "not even one (man, woman, thing)".
Greek · G3367
μηδείς
Not even one (man, woman, thing)
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μηδείςG3367
Pronunciationmēdeís
What does μηδείς (mēdeís) mean in the Bible?
μηδείς (mēdeís) is a Greek word meaning "not even one (man, woman, thing)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3367?
The BSB source-word alignment has 90 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (17), nothing (13), no (7), no one (7), [anyone] (6).
Where does μηδείς (mēdeís) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 8:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (22), Luke (9), Mark (9), 1 Corinthians (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .17×Matthew 8:4, Matthew 16:20, Matthew 17:9, Mark 1:44
nothing13×Mark 6:8, Luke 9:3, Acts 8:24, Acts 25:25
no7×Luke 3:13, Acts 13:28, Acts 19:40, Acts 23:29
no one7×Matthew 9:30, Mark 5:43, 1 Corinthians 10:24, Colossians 2:4
[anyone]6×Mark 1:44, Luke 5:14, Luke 8:56, Luke 10:4
{Let} no one6×1 Corinthians 3:18, Galatians 6:17, Ephesians 5:6, 1 Timothy 4:12
without6×Luke 4:35, Acts 10:20, Acts 11:12, 1 Corinthians 10:25
[anything]3×Acts 23:14, 2 Corinthians 13:7, James 1:4
not3×Acts 15:28, Acts 16:28, Acts 25:17
vvv3×Acts 10:28, Acts 19:36, Acts 24:23
[any way]2×2 Corinthians 7:9, Philippians 1:28
[any]2×1 Corinthians 1:7, 2 Thessalonians 2:3
[anyone’s] {way}1×2 Corinthians 6:3
[Do not let anyone]1×Colossians 2:18
[Do] nothing1×Philippians 2:3
[on anyone]1×1 Thessalonians 4:12
{Do} not1×Revelation 2:10
{May} no one1×Mark 11:14
Have nothing to do with1×Matthew 27:19
in no way1×2 Corinthians 11:5
none [of you]1×1 Thessalonians 3:3
only1×Acts 11:19
stop1×1 Corinthians 3:21
to1×Acts 4:17
to [anyone]1×Luke 9:21
to no1×Mark 5:26
to no one1×Romans 13:8
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 8:4μηδενὶto. . .Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularMatthew 9:30μηδεὶςtono oneAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 16:20μηδενὶto. . .Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularMatthew 17:9Μηδενὶto. . .Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularMatthew 27:19ΜηδὲνtoHave nothing to do withAdjective - Nominative Neuter SingularMark 1:44μηδενὶto. . .Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularMark 1:44μηδὲνto[anyone]Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularMark 5:26μηδὲνtoto noAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularMark 5:43μηδεὶςtono oneAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularMark 6:8μηδὲνtonothingAdjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 8:4
Aligned rows90
Books represented21
Matthew5Mark9Luke9Acts22Romans31 Corinthians62 Corinthians6Galatians2Ephesians1Philippians3Colossians21 Thessalonians22 Thessalonians21 Timothy5Titus4Hebrews1James31 Peter11 John13 John1Revelation2
Source forms
μηδὲν28xmēdenMark 1:44, Mark 5:26, Mark 6:8, Luke 4:35
μηδενὶ18xmēdeniMatthew 8:4, Matthew 16:20, Mark 1:44, Mark 7:36
μηδεὶς10xmēdeisMatthew 9:30, Mark 5:43, Mark 11:14, 1 Corinthians 3:21
μηδένα7xmēdenaLuke 10:4, Acts 9:7, Acts 10:28, Acts 24:23
μηδεμίαν6xmēdemianActs 13:28, Acts 25:17, Acts 28:18, 1 Timothy 5:14
Μηδὲν5xMēdenMatthew 27:19, Luke 3:13, Luke 9:3, Acts 16:28
Μηδεὶς3xMēdeis1 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 5:6, James 1:13
Μηδενὶ3xMēdeniMatthew 17:9, Acts 23:22, Romans 13:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular32xMark 1:44, Mark 5:26, Mark 6:8, Luke 3:13
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular17xMatthew 8:4, Matthew 16:20, Matthew 17:9, Mark 1:44
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular15xMatthew 9:30, Mark 5:43, Mark 11:14, 1 Corinthians 3:18
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular8xLuke 3:14, Luke 10:4, Acts 9:7, Acts 10:28
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular7xActs 13:28, Acts 25:17, Acts 28:18, 2 Corinthians 6:3
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular4x1 Corinthians 1:7, 2 Corinthians 7:9, Philippians 1:28, James 1:4
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular4xMatthew 27:19, Acts 8:24, Galatians 6:3, Titus 3:13
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular3xActs 19:40, Acts 23:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. not even one (man, woman, thing)
Strong'sG3367
Lexical occurrences90 versesGreek text appearances91 times16 shown belowWord forms8 forms90 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
not even one (man, woman, thing)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 91 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 8:4Adjective Dative Singular Masculine
μηδενὶmhdeni
no one, nothing
Read verseMatthew 9:30Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
μηδεὶςmhdeiv
no one, nothing
Read verseMatthew 16:20Adjective Dative Singular Masculine
μηδενὶmhdeni
no one, nothing
Read verseMatthew 17:9Adjective Dative Singular Masculine
Μηδενὶmhdeni
no one, nothing
Read verseMatthew 27:19Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
Μηδένmhden
no one, nothing
Read verseMark 1:44Adjective Dative Singular Masculine
μηδενὶmhdeni
no one, nothing
Read verseMark 1:44Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
μηδὲνmhden
no one, nothing
Read verseMark 5:26Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
μηδὲνmhden
no one, nothing
Read verseMark 5:43Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
μηδεὶςmhdeiv
no one, nothing
Read verseMark 6:8Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
μηδὲνmhden
no one, nothing
Read verseMark 7:36Adjective Dative Singular Masculine
μηδενὶmhdeni
no one, nothing
Read verseMark 8:30Adjective Dative Singular Masculine
μηδενὶmhdeni
no one, nothing
Read verseMark 9:9Adjective Dative Singular Masculine
μηδενὶmhdeni
no one, nothing
Read verseMark 11:14Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
μηδεὶςmhdeiv
no one, nothing
Read verseLuke 3:13Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
Μηδὲνmhden
no one, nothing
Read verseLuke 3:14Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
Μηδέναmhdena
no one, nothing
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 patterns8Aligned forms90Case patternAccusative (47)Number patternSingular (90)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 9:30 · Mark 5:43 · Mark 11:14 · 1 Cor 3:18 · 1 Cor 3:21 · 1 Cor 10:24 · Gal 6:17 · Eph 5:6 · Col 2:4 · Col 2:18 · 1 Tim 4:12 · Titus 2:15 · Jas 1:13 · 1 John 3:7 · Rev 3:1115×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 27:19 · Acts 8:24 · Gal 6:3 · Titus 3:134×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 19:40 · Acts 23:14 · 1 Thess 4:123×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 8:4 · Matt 16:20 · Matt 17:9 · Mark 1:44 · Mark 7:36 · Mark 8:30 · Mark 9:9 · Luke 5:14 · Luke 8:56 · Luke 9:21 · Acts 4:17 · Acts 11:19 · Acts 23:22 · Rom 12:17 · Rom 13:8 · 2 Cor 6:317×
Dative · Singular · Neuter1 Cor 1:7 · 2 Cor 7:9 · Phil 1:28 · Jas 1:44×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMark 1:44 · Mark 5:26 · Mark 6:8 · Luke 3:13 · Luke 4:35 · Luke 6:35 · Luke 9:3 · Acts 4:21 · Acts 10:20 · Acts 11:12 · Acts 15:28 · Acts 16:28 · Acts 19:36 · Acts 23:29 · Acts 25:25 · Acts 27:3332×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 3:14 · Luke 10:4 · Acts 9:7 · Acts 10:28 · Acts 24:23 · 1 Thess 3:3 · 2 Thess 2:3 · Titus 3:28×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineActs 13:28 · Acts 25:17 · Acts 28:18 · 2 Cor 6:3 · 1 Tim 5:14 · Heb 10:2 · 1 Pet 3:67×
Word Origins
μηδείς is built from these roots:
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