Acts 16:28:8Acts.16.28.W8TAB
Μηδὲν
mêden
“nothing”
- Transliteration
- mê-DEN
- Extended
- mêe-DEHN
- IPA
- /mɛːˈden/
Meaning by language
- English
- nothing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
mê-DEN
- sentence
e-PHO-nee-sen de phō-NAY me-GA-lê ho PAU-los LE-gōn mê-DEN PRAX-eis se-au-TÔ ka-KON HA-pan-tes gar ES-men en-THA-de
Exegesis
The prohibitive construction mēden praxēs seautō kakon {Μηδὲν πράξῃς σεαυτῷ κακόν | mē-dén prá-xēs se-au-tō ka-kón} places mēden at the outset for emphasis (“nothing”), followed by the aorist subjunctive praxēs conveying a strong warning, with the reflexive seautō focusing on self-inflicted action. The substantive kakon at the end underscores the severity of the threat.
In context — Acts 16:28
But Paul let out a loud cry, "Do not inflict any bodily injury on yourself, for we are all here."
About this coordinate
Acts 16:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 16:28, so the Greek word Μηδὲν (mêden) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.16.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.28.W8.S1) and character.