μηδέ, (μή, δέ) neg. Particle (cf.οὐδέ):
A. as Conj.,and not( Ep. also,but not), nor, connecting two whole clauses, used with the same constructions as μή, μή τι σὺ ταῦτα . . διείρεο μηδὲ μετάλλα
Il. 1.550
, etc.: without a neg. preceding, 4.302 , etc.; τεκνοῦσθαι, μηδ' ἄπαιδα θνῄσκειν
A. Ag. 754
(lyr.), cf. Eu. 714 , Supp. 409 ; ὕδατος, μελίσσης, μηδὲ προσφέρειν μέθυ
S. OC 481
, cf. Th. 7.77 .
2. inμηδέ . . μηδέ. . the firstμ.may belong toμηδέA, e.g. Il. 4.303 sq., or toμηδέB, e.g. Pl. R. 391c ; μήτε . . μηδέ
Pi. I. 2.45
, Pl. Prt. 327d ; butμήτεcannot followμηδέ:—forμηδέafterοὐδέ, v. οὐ
A. 11.3 .
B. asAdv., joined with a single word or phrase,not even, not either, Il. 21.375 , Od. 4.710 , etc.; repeated emphatically,μηδ' ὅντινα γαστέρι μήτηρ κοῦρον ἐόντα φέροι μηδ' ὃς φύγοιletnotthe babe unborn —no let not evenit escape, Il. 6.58 ; τὸ μήποτ' αὖθις μηδ' ἀναστῆναι