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Pronoun · Grammar concept

Pronoun: οὐδείς, μηδείς

οὐδείς, μηδείς is a pronoun topic in Koine (biblical) Greek. This page gathers its forms, paradigms, and function, drawn from the lessons of Reading Greek Deeply.

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SyntaxPronoun – οὐδείς, μηδείς

The words οὐδείς/μηδείς ‘no one’ are called Negative Concord Items or NCIs. When this negative word is used as a subject, it does not need the negator οὐ to make the clause negative:

  • (459) As subject – negates clause without οὐ
  • οὐδεὶς αἴρει αὐτὴν ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ (John 10:18)
  • No one takes it from me

fromLesson 45.3

Paradigms for this concept

-ος, -α, -ον A.a.βStrong C.a.α-λ, ρ endings C.a.ι-α contract C.a.γ

Taught in these lessons

Lesson 45.3 Pronoun – οὐδείς, μηδείς

Related pronoun topics

3p3sDemonstrative farDemonstrative nearGenitive, dativeIndefinite τιςNominative, accusativePronoun - ὅσοςReflexiveRelative

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