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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From μηδαμός (mēdamós) + -ως (-ōs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛː.da.mɔ̂ːs/ → /mi.ðaˈmos/ → /mi.ðaˈmos/
Adverb
μηδᾰμῶς • (mēdamôs)
- by no means, in no way, not at all
460 BCE – 420 BCE,
Herodotus,
Histories 4.83:
- Ἀρτάβανος ὁ Ὑστάσπεος, ἀδελφεὸς ἐὼν Δαρείου, ἐχρήιζε μηδαμῶς αὐτὸν στρατηίην ἐπὶ Σκύθας ποιέεσθαι, καταλέγων τῶν Σκυθέων τὴν ἀπορίην.
- Artábanos ho Hustáspeos, adelpheòs eṑn Dareíou, ekhrḗize mēdamôs autòn stratēíēn epì Skúthas poiéesthai, katalégōn tôn Skuthéōn tḕn aporíēn.
- Artabanus, son of Hystaspes and Darius' brother, by no means wanted him to make an expedition against the Scythians, telling him how hard that people were to deal with.
New Testament,
Acts of the Apostles 10:14:
- ὁ δὲ Πέτρος εἶπε, Μηδαμῶς, Κύριε· ὅτι οὐδέποτε ἔφαγον πᾶν κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον.
- ho dè Pétros eîpe, Mēdamôs, Kúrie; hóti oudépote éphagon pân koinòn ḕ akátharton.
- But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
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