conjunction

mēde

Greekμηδέ (mēde)

Strong’sG3366

and not, not even

stem mēde-57 times in the New Testamentin 18 of 27 books

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Matthew 6:25“nor”Dia houtem legamō vi; mē merimnavōr ta psucha vu tinem esthiaveia, mēde te sōme vu tinem endueveia; ouchi tas psuchas polloterem atō tau trofēau kai tem sōmem teu endumeu?Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

Matthew 7:6“and … not”Mē dōaveia tem hagiem toi kuōnoi, mēde ballaveia toin margaritoin vu emprosthen toiu choiroiu, mēpote katapatali autoin en toi podoi autoiu kai strefiratois rēgnualeia vin.Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

Matthew 10:9“or”mē kteveia chruson mēde arguron mēde chalkon eis tain zōnain vu,Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.

Matthew 10:9“or”mē kteveia chruson mēde arguron mēde chalkon eis tain zōnain vu,Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.

Matthew 10:10“or”mē pēran eis hodan mēde duo chitōnoin mēde hupodēmeim mēde rabdan; axios gar tos ergatos tau trofēau autou.Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

Matthew 10:10“or”mē pēran eis hodan mēde duo chitōnoin mēde hupodēmeim mēde rabdan; axios gar tos ergatos tau trofēau autou.Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

Matthew 10:10“or”mē pēran eis hodan mēde duo chitōnoin mēde hupodēmeim mēde rabdan; axios gar tos ergatos tau trofēau autou.Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

Matthew 10:14“or”kai hos an mē decheteia vin mēde akouateia toin logoin vu, exercherōtois exō tau oikiau ē tau politau ekeinau ektinassavar ton koniorton toiu podoiu vu.And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.

Matthew 22:29“nor”Apokriniratos de tos Iēsus legata autoi; Planivō mē oidarētois tain grafain mēde tan dunamian tou theou;Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Matthew 23:10“nor”mēde kaliveia kathēgētois, hoti kathēgētos vu atō henos tos christos;Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

Matthew 24:20“or”proseuchevōr de hina mē gineteia tas fugas vu cheimōnou mēde sabbate;Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

Mark 6:11“or”kai hos an topos mē decheteia vin mēde akoualeia vu, ekporeuerōtois ekeithen ektinassavar ton chouon ton hupokatō toiu podoiu vu eis marturiem autoi.If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”

Mark 12:24“or”fēate autoi tos Iēsus; Ouk dia houtem planivō mē oidarētois tain grafain mēde tan dunamian tou theou?Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

Mark 13:15“or”tos epi teu dōmeu mē katabainatar mēde eiserchatar tinem airara ek tau oikiau autou,Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.

Luke 3:14“or”eperōtale de auton kai strateuerōtois legarōtois; Tinem poianeia kai nis? kai legata autoi; Mēdenon diaseiaveia mēde sukofantaveia, kai arkivōr tei opsōniei vu.Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”

Luke 12:22“or”Legata de pros toin mathētoin autou; Dia houtem legamō vi, mē merimnavōr ta psucha tinem esthiaveia, mēde te sōme tinem endueveia.Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

Luke 14:12“or”Legate de kai to kalarēto auton; Hotan poiaseiō aristem ē deipnem, mē fōnasōr toin filoin su mēde toin adelfoin su mēde toin sungenoin su mēde geitōnoin plousioin, mēpote kai autois antikalaleia sin kai gineteia antapodomem si.Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

Luke 14:12“or”Legate de kai to kalarēto auton; Hotan poiaseiō aristem ē deipnem, mē fōnasōr toin filoin su mēde toin adelfoin su mēde toin sungenoin su mēde geitōnoin plousioin, mēpote kai autois antikalaleia sin kai gineteia antapodomem si.Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

Luke 14:12“or”Legate de kai to kalarēto auton; Hotan poiaseiō aristem ē deipnem, mē fōnasōr toin filoin su mēde toin adelfoin su mēde toin sungenoin su mēde geitōnoin plousioin, mēpote kai autois antikalaleia sin kai gineteia antapodomem si.Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

Luke 16:26“nor”kai en pantei houtei metaxu nu kai vu chasmem megem stērizitē, hopōs tois thelarōtois diabainara enthen pros vin mē duneleiō, mēde ekeithen pros nin diaperaleiō.And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’

Luke 17:23“or”kai legali vi; Idou ekei; Idou hōde; mē aperchaveia mēde diōkaveia.People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

John 4:15“or”legatō pros auton tas gunaikas; Kurior, dōasar mi houtem tem hudōrem, hina mē dipsameiō mēde dierchemeiō enthade antlarō.The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

John 14:27“and … not”eirēnan afiēkamō vi, eirēnan tan ēman dōamō vi; ouk kathōs tos kosmos dōatō mis dōamō vi. mē tarassitōr vu tas kardias mēde deiliatōr.Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

Acts 4:18“or”kai kalaratois autoin parangellala tem katholou mē fthengerō mēde didaskarō epi te onome tou Iēsu.Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

Acts 21:21“or”katēchila de peri su hoti apostasian didaskasō apo Mōusou toin kata teim ethneim pantoin Ioudaioin, legarōtos mē peritemnarō autoin teim tekneim mēde tei ethei peripatarō.But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.

Romans 6:13“not”mēde paristanavōr teim meleim vu hopleim adikiau ta hamarta, alla paristanavar heautoin to theo hōsei ek nekroiu zōarōtoin kai teim meleim vu hopleim dikaiosunau to theo.Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.

Romans 9:11“or”mēpō gar genniratoiu mēde prassaratoiu tinem agathem ē faulem, hina tas kata eklogan prothesias tou theou menateiō,Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,

Romans 14:21“or”kalem tem mē esthiara kreateim mēde pinara oinon mēde en he tos adelfos su proskoptatō ē skandalizitō ē asthenatō;It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

Romans 14:21“or”kalem tem mē esthiara kreateim mēde pinara oinon mēde en he tos adelfos su proskoptatō ē skandalizitō ē asthenatō;It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

1 Corinthians 5:8“or”hōste heortazaneiō, mē en zuma palaia mēde en zuma kakiau kai ponēriau, alla en azumei eilikrineiau kai alētheiau.Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.

1 Corinthians 5:11“not even”nun de grafama vi mē sunanamignuerō ean tinos adelfos onomazirōtos ateiō pornos ē pleonektos ē eidōlolatros ē loidoros ē methusos ē harpaxos, to toiouto mēde sunesthiarō.But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

1 Corinthians 10:7“not”mēde eidōlolatrois ginevōr, kathōs tinois autoiu; hōsper grafitē; Kathizata tos laos esthiara kai pinara, kai anistanala paizarō.Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”

1 Corinthians 10:8“not”mēde porneuaneiō, kathōs tinois autoiu porneuala, kai piptala hena hēmera eikosi treis chiliadais.We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

1 Corinthians 10:9“not”mēde ekpeirazaneiō ton Christon, kathōs tinois autoiu peirazala, kai hupo toiu ofioiu apolluile.We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

1 Corinthians 10:10“nor”mēde gonguzavōr, kathaper tinois autoiu gonguzala, kai apolluela hupo tou olothreutou.And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

2 Corinthians 4:2“or”alla apeiponena teim krupteim tau aischunau, mē peripatarōtois en panourgia mēde dolarōtois ton logon tou theou, alla ta fanerōsia tau alētheiau sunistanarōtois heautoin pros pantan suneidēsian anthrōpoiu enōpion tou theou.Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Ephesians 4:27“nor”mēde dōavōr topon to diabolo.and do not give the devil a foothold.

Philippians 2:3“or”mēdenem kata eritheian mēde kata kenodoxian, alla ta tapeinofrosuna allēloin hēgerōtois huperecharōtoin heautoiu,Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

Colossians 2:21“not”Mē hapteseia mēde geueseia mēde thinganaseia,“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?

Colossians 2:21“not”Mē hapteseia mēde geueseia mēde thinganaseia,“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?

2 Thessalonians 2:2“or”eis tem mē tacheōs saleuira vin apo tou nouou mēde throirō mēte dia pneumeu mēte dia logou mēte dia epistolau hōs dia nu, hōs hoti enistanatē tas hēmeras tou kuriou.not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.

1 Timothy 1:4“nor”mēde prosecharō muthoi kai genealogiai aperantai, hotinais ekzētēsiain parechalō mallon ē oikonomian theou tan en pistiaor devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.

1 Timothy 5:22“not”cheirain tacheōs mēdeno epitithasōr, mēde koinōnasōr hamartai allotriai; siauton hagnon tērasōr.Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

1 Timothy 6:17“nor”Toi plousioi en to nun aiōno parangellasōr mē hupsēlofronarō mēde elpizarē epi ploutou adēlota, alla epi theo to parecharōto ni panteim plousiōs eis apolausian,Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

2 Timothy 1:8“or”Mē oun epaischuniseia tem marturiem tou kuriou nu mēde min ton desmion autou, alla sunkakopathasar te euangelie kata dunamian theou,So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

Hebrews 12:5“or”kai eklanthanevē tau paraklēsiau, hotinas vi hōs huioi dialegetō, Huior mu, mē oligōrasōr paideiau kuriou, mēde ekluisōr hupo autou elenchirōtos;And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.

1 Peter 3:14“not”alla ei kai paschavoiō dia dikaiosunan, makariois. ton de fobon autoiu mē fobiveia mēde tarassiveia,But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”

1 Peter 5:2“not”poimainavar tem en vi poimniem tou theou, episkoparōtois mē anankastōs alla hekousiōs kata theon, mēde aischrokerdōs alla prothumōs,Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

1 Peter 5:3“not”mēde hōs katakurieuarōtois toiu klēroiu alla tupois ginerōtois teu poimnieu;not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

1 John 2:15“or”Mē agapavōr ton kosmon mēde teim en to kosmo. ean tinos agapateiō ton kosmon, ouk atō tas agapas tou patērou en auto;Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

1 John 3:18“or”Teknieim, mē agapaneiō logo mēde ta glōssa alla en erge kai alētheia.Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

Mark 2:2“not even”kai sunagila pollois hōste mēketi chōrarō mēde teim pros tan thuran, kai lalate autoi ton logon.they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.

Mark 3:20“not even”Kai erchetō eis oikon; kai sunerchetō palin tos ochlos, hōste mē dunerō autoin mēde arton esthiara.Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.

Ephesians 5:3“not even”Porneias de kai akatharsias pantas ē pleonexias mēde onomazitōr en vi, kathōs prepatō hagioi,But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.

2 Thessalonians 3:10“not”kai gar hote ane pros vin, houtem parangellane vi, hoti ei tinos ouk thelatō ergazerō mēde esthiatōr.For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”

Titus 2:3“nor”Presbutiain hōsautōs en katastēme hieroprepain, mē diabolain mēde oino pollo doulirētain, kalodidaskalain,Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

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Mark 8:26“not even”kai apostelata auton eis oikon autou legarōtos; Mēde eis tan kōman eiserchaseia.Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”