Μηδὲν ἄγαν
Lemma: μηδείς
Definition
Negative indefinite pronoun/adjective meaning “no one” or “nothing” (not any person or thing).
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Grammatical Analysis
"Μηδὲν ἄγαν"
Μηδὲν: {'part_of_speech': 'pronoun (indefinite/negative used substantively)', 'type': 'negative/indefinite (from μηδείς, μηδεμία, μηδέν)', 'case': 'nominative/accusative', 'number': 'singular', 'gender': 'neuter', 'note': 'Neuter singular forms of μηδείς are identical in nominative and accusative (μηδέν); with recessive accent here: Μηδὲν.'}
Ἄγαν: {'part_of_speech': 'adverb', 'degree': 'positive (lexical; no comparative/superlative in use here)', 'function': 'modifies an implied action/quality: ‘too much, excessively’'}
Syntax note: Common maxim ‘Μηδὲν ἄγαν’ = ‘Nothing in excess’; Μηδὲν functions as a substantivized neuter (‘nothing’), ἄγαν as an adverbial complement (‘excessively’).
Related Forms of μηδείς
2 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed: