μηδέ (
μή, which see, and
δέ) (from
Homer down), a negative disjunctive conjunction; (cf.
Winers Grammar, § 55, 6;
Buttmann, § 149, 13);
1. used in continuing a negation or prohibition,
but not, and not, neither; preceded by
μή — either so that the two negatives have one verb in common: preceded by
μή with a participle,
Matthew 22:23;
Mark 12:24; by
μή with a present subjunctive,
1 Corinthians 5:8 (here
L marginal reading present indicative);
1 John 3:18; by
μή with imperative,
Matthew 6:25;
Luke 10:4;
Luke 12:22;
Luke 14:12;
1 John 2:15; by
μή with an aorist subjunctive 2 person plural,
Matthew 10:9f; by
εἰς τό μή,
2 Thessalonians 2:2 L T Tr WH; — or so that
μηδέ has its own verb: preceded by
ὅς ἐάν (
ἄν)
μή,
Matthew 10:14;
Mark 6:11; by
ἵνα μή,
John 4:15; by
ὅπως μή,
Luke 16:26; with a participle after
μή with a participle,
Luke 12:47;
2 Corinthians 4:2; with an imperative after
μή with imperative,
John 14:27;
Romans 6:12;
Hebrews 12:5;
μηδενί ἐπιτίθει, followed by
μηδέ with imperative
1 Timothy 5:22; with 2 person of the aorist subjunctive after
μή with 2 person of the aorist subjunctive,
Matthew 7:6;
Matthew 23:9;
Luke 17:23;
Colossians 2:21;
1 Peter 3:14; after
μηδέ with an aorist subjunctive
Mark 8:26 (
T reads
μή for the first
μηδέ,
T WH Tr marginal reading omit the second clause); after
μηδένα with an aorist subjunctive,
Luke 3:14 (
Tdf. repeats
μηδένα);
μηδέ...
μηδέ with 1 person plural present subjunctive,
1 Corinthians 10:8f (see below);
παραγγέλλω followed by
μή with inf...
μηδέ with an infinitive,
Acts 4:18;
1 Timothy 1:4;
1 Timothy 6:17;
καλόν τό μή...
μηδέ with an infinitive
Romans 14:21; with the genitive absolute after
μήπω with the genitive absolute,
Romans 9:11; with imperative after
εἰς τό μή,
1 Corinthians 10:7;
μηδέ is repeated several times in a negative exhortation after
εἰς τό μή in
1 Corinthians 10:7-10.
2. not even (Latin
ne... quidem): with an infinitive after
ἔγραψα,
1 Corinthians 5:11; after
ὥστε,
Mark 2:2;
Mark 3:20 (where
R G T badly
μήτε (cf.
Winers Grammar, 489f (456);
Buttmann, pp. 367, 369)); with a present imperative,
Ephesians 5:3;
2 Thessalonians 3:10.
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