Nothing
μηδείςStrong’s G3367mēdeis
Appears in 89 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mēdeis is the Greek word usually translated “nothing”, “no one” and “not one”. It appears in 89 verses of the New Testament.
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”
Meaning
Usually translated “nothing”, “no one” and “not one”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- nothing 35
- no one 26
- to no one 9
- not one 5
- not 4
- no 4
- in nothing 2
- to none 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 23
- Luke 9
- Mark 8
- 1 Corinthians 6
- Matthew 5
- 2 Corinthians 5
22 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 3:11In contextFor we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
- 1 Timothy 4:12In contextLet no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
- 1 Timothy 5:14In contextI will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
- 1 Timothy 5:21In contextI charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
- 1 Timothy 5:22In contextLay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
- 1 Timothy 6:4In contextHe is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
All 89 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
μηδείς mēdeis · nothing
μηδείς, -δεμία, -δέν (and -θέν, Act.27:33, a Hellenistic form; see Bl., 6, 7; Thackeray, Gr., 58) related to οὐδείς as μή to οὐ, no, none, no one; neut., nothing: Mat.16:20, Mrk.5:43 6:8, Luk.3:14, Act.8:24, Rom.13:8, al.; with genitive, Act.4:17 24:23; neut. accusative, μηδέν, adverbially, in no respect, Act.10:20 11:12; as accusative obj. after verb, βλάπτειν, Luk.4:35; ὠφελεῖσθαι, Mrk.5:26; ὑστερεῖν, 2Co.11:5; μεριμνᾶν, Php.4:6; in double negation, strengthening the denial, μηκέτι μ., Mrk.11:14, Act.4:17; μὴ . . . μηδέν (μηδένα, μηδεμίαν), 2Co.13:7, 2Th.2:3, 1Pe.3:6 μηθείς, see. μηδείς …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “nothing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NOTH'ING, noun
[no and thing.]
- Not any thing; not any being or existence; a word that denies the existence of any thing; non-entity; opposed to something.
- Non-existnce; a state of annihilation.
- Not any thing; not any particular thing, deed or event. nothing was done to redeem our character.
- No other thing.
All definitions and other forms of “nothing”
- No part, portion, quantity or degree.
- No importance; no value; no use.“Behold, ye are of nothing and your work of naught” Isaiah 41:24
- No possession of estate; a low condition.
- A thing of no proportion to something, or of trifling value or advantage.
- A trifle; a thing of no consideration or importance.
NOTH'ING, adverb
In no degree; not at all.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.