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οὐδείς

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οὐδείς G3762
Pronunciation oudeís

What does οὐδείς (oudeís) mean in the Bible?

οὐδείς (oudeís) is a Greek word meaning "none". οὐδείς, -δεμία, -δέν (also in WH, txt.

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Meaning

none
Extended definition

Absolute negation of existence or possession; contrasts with μηδείς by asserting objective fact rather than subjective possibility.

no, no one, none: with nouns, Luk.4:24, Jhn.10:41, Rom.8:1, al.; absol., Mat.6:24, Mrk.3:27, Luk.1:61, Jhn.1:18, Act.18:10, Rom.14:7, al. mult.; with genitive partit., Luk.4:26, Jhn.13:28, al.; neut., οὐδέν, Mat.10:26, al.; id. with genitive partit., Luk.9:36, Act.18:17, al.; οὐδὲν εἰ μή, Mat.5:13, Mrk.9:29, al.; with neg., strengthening the negation, Mrk.15:4, 5 Luk.4:2, Jhn.3:27, al.; adverbially, Act.25:10, Gal.4:12, al.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:24 · Matt 9:16 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 20:7 · Matt 22:46 · Matt 24:36 · Mark 2:21 · Mark 2:22 · Mark 3:27 · Mark 5:3 · Mark 5:4 · Mark 9:39 · Mark 10:18 · Mark 10:29 · Mark 11:2 · Mark 12:34 96×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 10:26 · Matt 17:20 · Matt 23:16 · Matt 23:18 · Mark 7:15 · Luke 10:19 · Luke 12:2 · Luke 23:15 · John 8:54 · Acts 18:17 · Acts 21:24 · Acts 25:11 · Rom 8:1 · Rom 14:14 · 1 Cor 7:19 · 1 Cor 8:4 21×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 27:22 · Phil 4:15 · 1 John 1:5 3×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 22:16 · Mark 12:14 · Acts 20:24 · Acts 20:33 · Acts 27:34 · 1 Cor 2:15 · 2 Cor 11:9 · Heb 6:13 8×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Luke 8:43 · Luke 22:35 2×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 8:10 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 9:36 · John 8:33 · Acts 4:12 · Acts 8:16 · 1 Cor 9:15 7×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Mark 9:29 · Phil 1:20 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:13 · Matt 13:34 · Matt 21:19 · Matt 26:62 · Matt 27:12 · Matt 27:24 · Mark 7:12 · Mark 11:13 · Mark 14:60 · Mark 14:61 · Mark 15:4 · Mark 15:5 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 4:2 · Luke 5:5 · Luke 9:36 69×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 17:8 · Mark 5:37 · Mark 7:24 · Mark 9:8 · John 5:22 · John 8:15 · John 18:9 · John 18:31 · Acts 5:23 · 1 Cor 1:14 · 2 Cor 5:16 · 2 Cor 7:2 · Phil 2:20 · Jas 1:13 16×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Mark 6:5 · Luke 4:26 · John 16:29 · John 18:38 · John 19:4 · John 19:11 · Acts 25:18 · 2 Cor 7:5 8×
232 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
Luke 15:11-32 nothing oudeís
The prodigal son squanders his inheritance, leaving him with nothing in a famine
Luke 16:1-13 no one oudeís
No servant can serve two masters with divided loyalty and allegiance
Romans 8:1-11 no oudeís Nominative · Singular · Neuter
No condemnation exists for those in Christ Jesus through the Spirit's power
Proverbs 20:4 nothing oudeís
The sluggard plows nothing in winter, so begs in harvest with empty hands
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἔχω · οὐδείς G2192, G3762
has nothing in me, no claim, no hold
οὐδείς · δίδωμι G3762, G1325
no one was giving to him
οὐδείς · εἰσφέρω G3762, G1533
we brought nothing in
οὐδείς · αἰτία G3762, G156
No charge/no guilt; Pilate declares Jesus innocent of the accusation.
οὐδείς · αἰτία · εὑρίσκω G3762, G156, G2147
I find no guilt, no charge, no cause
οὐδείς · εὑρίσκω · αἰτία G3762, G2147, G156
I find no guilt/charge in him
οὐδείς · θεός · εἰ μή · εἷς G3762, G2316, G1508, G1520
no God but one
οὐδείς · οἰκέτης G3762, G3610
no household servant
πιάζω · οὐδείς G4084, G3762
caught nothing
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 8 — Knowledge, Love, and the Weak Brother in a World of Idols John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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