Acts 23:14:12Acts.23.14.W12TAB
μηδενὸς
mêdenos
“of nothing”
- Transliteration
- mê-de-NOS
- Extended
- may-deh-NOHS
- IPA
- /mɛː.deˈnos/
Meaning by language
- English
- of nothing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
mê-de-NOS
- sentence
HOI-ti-nes pro-sel-THON-tes tois ar-khi-e-REU-sin KAI tois pres-by-TE-rois EI-pan a-na-THE-ma-ti a-ne-the-ma-TI-sa-men he-au-TOUS mê-de-NOS GEU-sas-thai HE-ōs hou a-pok-TEI-nō-men ton PAU-lon
Exegesis
The infinitival phrase medenos geusasthai {μηδενὸς γεύσασθαι | mēdenòs geúsasthai} uses the genitive of the indefinite pronoun with the aorist middle infinitive to mean “to taste nothing at all,” expressing complete abstention from food.
In context — Acts 23:14
Those who had approached the chief priests and the elders said, “With a curse we have bound ourselves not to taste anything until we have killed Paul.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 23:14, so the Greek word μηδενὸς (mêdenos) 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.23.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.14.W12.S1) and character.