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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
the neuter of oudeis, "no one," occurs, e.g., in Matthew 5:13; 10:26; 23:16; adverbially, e.g., in Matthew 27:24; 2—Corinthians 12:11 (1st part), "in nothing;" 1—Timothy 4:4; in the dative case, after en, "in," Philippians 1:20 . Westcott and Hort adopt the spelling outhen in Luke 22:35; 23:14; Acts 15:9; 19:27; 26:26; 1—Corinthians 13:2 .
the neuter of medeis, "no one," is related to No. 1, in the same way as the masculine genders are; so with the negatives ou and me, "not," in all their usage and connections (see under NO MAN). Thus it is found, not in direct negative statements, as with No. 1, but in warnings, prohibitions, etc., e.g., Matthew 27:19; Acts 19:36; in expressions conveying certain impossiblities, e.g., Acts 4:21; comparisons, e.g., 2—Corinthians 6:10; intimating a supposition to the contrary, 1—Timothy 6:4; adverbially, e.g., 2—Corinthians 11:5 , "not a whit." Westcott and Hort adopt the spelling methen in Acts 27:33 .
"not," is translated "nothing" in Luke 8:17; 11:6; 1—Corinthians 9:16; 2—Corinthians 8:15 (in each case, an absolute and direct negative).
"not," is translated "nothing" in John 6:39 in a clause expressing purpose; in the AV of Luke 7:42 (RV, "not"), in a temporal clause.
followed by the subjunctive mood, "(have) nothing (to eat)," lit., "(they have) not what (they should eat)," in Matthew 15:32 (in some mss. in Mark 6:36 ); Mark 8:2; the phrase conveys more stress than the simple negative (No. 3).
followed by the subjunctive mood, "(they had) nothing (to eat)," RV, "(having) nothing (to eat)," AV, lit., "not (having) what (they should eat)," in Mark 8:1; the negative is me here because it is attached to a participle, "having;" whereas in No. 5 the negative ou is attached to the indicative mood, "they have."
lit., "not anything," not used in simple, direct negations (see under NO MAN), occurs in John 6:12 in a clause of purpose; in 1—Corinthians 4:5 , in a prohibition.
"not even anything," is found in 1—Timothy 6:7 (2nd part); it is a more forceful expression than the simple ouden in the 1st part of the verse, as if to say, "it is a fact that we brought nothing into the world, and most certainly we can carry out not even the slightest thing, whatever we may have possessed.
Luke 1:37Word John 11:49 Acts 11:8 1—Corinthians 1:19
King James Dictionary [2]
NOTH'ING, n. no and thing.
1. Not any thing not any being or existence a word that denies the existence of any thing non-entity opposed to something. The world was created from nothing. 2. Non-existnce a state of annihilation. 3. Not any thing not any particular thing, deed or event. Nothing was done to redeem our character. He thought nothing done, while any thing remained to be done.
A determination to choose nothing is a determination not to choose the truth.
4. No other thing.
Nothing but this will entitle you to God's acceptance.
5. No part, portion, quantity or degree. The troops manifested nothing of irresolution in the attack.
Yet had his aspect nothing of severe.
6. No importance no value no use.
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of naught. Isaiah 41 .
7. No possession of estate a low condition.
A man that from very nothing is grown to an unspeakable estate.
8. A thing of no proportion to something, or of trifling value or advantage.
The charge of making the ground, and otherwise, is great, but nothing to the profit.
9. A trifle a thing of no consideration or importance.
Tis nothing, says the fool but says the friend, this nothing, sir, will bring you to your end.
To make nothing of, to make no difficulty or to consider as trifling, light or unimportant.
We are industrious to presere our bodies from slavery, but we make nothing of suffering our souls to be slaves to our lusts.
NOTH'ING, adv. In no degree not at all.
Adam, with such counsel nothing sway'd--
In the phrase, nothing worth, the words are transposed the natural order being, worth nothing.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( n.) A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle.
(2): ( n.) A cipher; naught.
(3): ( n.) Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); - opposed to anything and something.
(4): ( n.) Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness.
(5): ( adv.) In no degree; not at all; in no wise.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
nuth´ing ( לא , lō' , ע ֿ2 לאנ מאוּמה , lo' me'ūmāh , etc.; μηδείς , mēdeı́s , οὐδείς , oudeı́s ): "Nothing" is represented by various words and phrases, often with lō' , which is properly a substantive with the meaning of "nothing." Most frequently we have lō' me'ūmāh , "not anything" ( Genesis 40:15; Judges 14:6 ).
Other forms are lō' dhābhār , "not anything"; ( Genesis 19:8 ); lō'khōl , "not any(thing)" ( Genesis 11:6; Proverbs 13:7 ); lā' (Aramaic), "no," "nothing" ( Daniel 4:35 , "as nothing"); 'epheṣ , "end," "cessation" ( Isaiah 34:12 ); biltı̄ , "without," "save," "not" ( Isaiah 44:10; Amos 3:4 ); 'ayin , "there is not" ( Isaiah 41:24 ); once, tōhū , "emptiness" ( Job 6:18 ); bal māh , "not anything" ( Proverbs 9:13 ); ḥinnām , "free," "gratis" ( 2 Samuel 24:24 ); mā‛aṭ , "to make small," "bring to nothing" ( Jeremiah 10:24 ); raḳ , "only" ( Genesis 26:29 ); le'al , "for nothing" ( Job 24:25 ).
In 2 Maccabees 7:12 , we have "nothing," adverbially ( en oudenı́ ), "he nothing regarded the pains" (compare 1 Kings 15:21 ); 2 Macc 9:7 ( oudamṓs ), the Revised Version (British and American) "in no wise"; The Wisdom of Solomon 2:11, "nothing worth" ( áchrēstos ), the Revised Version (British and American) "of no service"; Baruch 6:17, 26.
For "nothing" the Revised Version (British and American) has "none" ( Exodus 23:26; Joel 2:3 ), "never" ( Nehemiah 5:8 ), "not wherewith" ( Proverbs 22:27 ), "vanity and nought" ( Isaiah 41:29 ); for "answered nothing" ( Mark 15:5 ), "no more answered anything"; "answered nothing" in Mark 15:3 is omitted; "anything" for "nothing" ( 1 Timothy 6:7 ), "not anything" ( Acts 20:20 ), "not" ( 1 Corinthians 8:2 ), "no word" ( Luke 1:37 ), "not wherewith" ( Luke 7:42 ); for "to nothing" ( Job 6:18 ), "up into the waste"; for "it is nothing with" ( 2 Chronicles 14:11 ), "there is none besides," margin "like"; for "lacked nothing" ( 1 Kings 4:27 ), "let nothing be lacking," for "nothing doubting" ( Acts 11:12 ), "making no distinction"; for "hoping for nothing again" ( Luke 5:35 ), "never despairing"; for "are nothing" ( Acts 21:24 ), "no truth in"; for "nothing shall offend them" ( Psalm 119:165 ), "no occasion of stumbling"; for "bring to nothing" ( 1 Corinthians 1:19 ), the English Revised Version "reject," the American Standard Revised Version "bring to nought"; "nothing better" for "no good" ( Ecclesiastes 3:12 ), for "not" ( Matthew 13:34 , different text), for "no man" ( Acts 9:8 ), "for nothing," for "free" ( Exodus 21:11 ); "miss nothing" for "not sin" ( Job 5:24 ), margin "shalt not err"; "and shall have nothing" for "and not for himself" ( Daniel 9:26 , margin "there shall be none belonging to him").
