Mēde μηδέ

Mēde (Greek μηδέ, Strong's G3366) is a Greek particle meaning “nor”. It occurs 58 times in 50 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Mēde, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 6:25
  Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?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
  Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.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
  Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
• Matthew 10:10
  Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
• Matthew 10:14
  And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.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
  Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
• Matthew 23:10
  Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
• Matthew 24:20
  But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

Mark

• Mark 2:2
  And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.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
  And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
• Mark 6:11
  And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.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 8:26
  And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
• Mark 12:24
  And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
• Mark 13:11
  But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
• Mark 13:15
  And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.

Luke

• Luke 3:14
  And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.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
  And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.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
  Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.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
  And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.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
  And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

John

• John 4:15
  The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.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
  Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.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

• Acts 4:18
  And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
• Acts 21:21
  And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.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

• Romans 6:13
  Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.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
  (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)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
  It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 5:8
  Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.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
  But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.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
  Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:8
  Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.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
  Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
• 1 Corinthians 10:10
  Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 4:2
  But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.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

• Ephesians 4:27
  Neither give place to the devil.and do not give the devil a foothold.
• Ephesians 5:3
  But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;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.

Philippians

• Philippians 2:3
  Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

Colossians

• Colossians 2:21
  (Touch not; taste not; handle not;“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?

2 Thessalonians

• 2 Thessalonians 2:2
  That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.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.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:10
  For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 1:4
  Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.or 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
  Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.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
  Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;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

• 2 Timothy 1:8
  Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;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

• Hebrews 12:5
  And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: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

• 1 Peter 3:14
  But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;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
  Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
• 1 Peter 5:3
  Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

1 John

• 1 John 2:15
  Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.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
  My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).