μηδείς,μηδεμίᾰ, μηδέν(i.e.μηδὲ εἷς, μηδὲ μία, μηδὲ ἕν): fem.μηδὲ ἴαorμηδεί̈α(or -έϊα) IG 12(2).6.12 (Mytil.):—
A. not one, not even one, nobody(in neut.nothing), once in Hom. (who elsewh. usesμή τις, v. μήτις ) , ἀναίνετο μηδὲν ἑλέσθαι
Il. 18.500
; μή πως . . μηδὲν ἀνύσσῃς
Hes. Op. 395
; μηδὲν ἄγαν
Pi. Fr. 216
, etc.: rare in pl. (μηδαμοίbeing used in Ion. ), μηδένες ἄλλοι
X. HG 5.4.20
; μηδένας
Pl. Euthd. 303c
.
2. μηδὲ εἷς(so written) is found in Att. Inscrr., as IG 12.114.41 , 22.487.9 (μηδ'hενίib. 12.73.6 ), but is used esp. in an emphatic sense,not even one, μηδὲ ἕν
Ar. Pl. 37
: freq. with an intervening Particle or Prep., μηδ' ἂν ἕνα