Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
Mede
Usage: a Mede, Median , (Herdotus Historicus), etc. (ML)
Strong's Number
G3370
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
20
Books
7
Strong's G3370 Quick Answer
Strong's G3370 Μῆδος (Medos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Medos (may`-dos) n/g. 1. a Median, or inhabitant of Media [of foreign origin] It has 20 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include king, medes, persians, decree, and year. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- Medos (may`-dos) n/g. 1. a Median, or inhabitant of Media [of foreign origin]
- Usage
- 20 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- king, medes, persians, decree, and year
Meaning and Definition
Medos (may`-dos) n/g. 1. a Median, or inhabitant of Media [of foreign origin] KJV: Mede Compare: H4074
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3370. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
English Usage Signals
Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.
king
medes
persians
decree
year
kingdom
assyrians
princes
against
said
reigned
carried
How Strong's G3370 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G3370 (Μῆδος) appears 19 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 4 Kingdoms 17:6 — Μήδων
- 4 Kingdoms 18:11 — Μήδων
- Daniel (Greek) 5:28 — Μήδοις
- Daniel (Greek) 6:1 — Μῆδος
- Daniel (Greek) 6:9 — Μήδων
Strong's G3370 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G3370 in the New Testament
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
Strong's G3370 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
17 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of the Assyrians took Samaria, and carried Israel away to the Assyrians, and settled them in Halah, and in Habor, near the rivers of Gozan, and in the mountains of the Medes.
And the king of the Assyrians carried away the Samaritans to Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor, by the river Gozan, and in the mountains of the Medes;
In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
Strong's G3370 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
In the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who reigned in Nineveh, the great city; in the days of Arphaxad, which reigned over the Medes in Ecbatana,
The Persians quaked at her boldness, And the Medes were daunted at her hardiness.
Usage Excerpts
First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3370.
In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of the Assyrians took Samaria, and carried Israel away to the Assyrians, and settled them in Halah, and in Habor, near the rivers of Gozan, and in the mountains of the Medes.
And the king of the Assyrians carried away the Samaritans to Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor, by the river Gozan, and in the mountains of the Medes;
In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
in rank by the king, drew near to him,
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
it: and let not the queen come in to him anymore; and let the king give her royalty to a woman better than she.
And as for his strength and valor, and the wealth and glory of his kingdom, behold, they are written in the book of the Persians and Medes, for a memorial.
Behold, I will stir up against you the Medes, who do not regard silver, neither have they need of gold.
Prepare the arrows; fill the quivers: the Lord has stirred up the spirit of the king of the Medes: for his wrath is against Babylon, to destroy it utterly; for it is the Lord’s vengeance, it is the vengeance of his people.
Bring up nations against her, even the king of the Medes and of the whole earth, his rulers, and all his captains.
Peres; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom, being sixty-two years old.
Now then, O king, establish the decree, and publish a writ, that the decree of the Persians and Medes be not changed.
And they came and said to the king, O king, hast thou not made a decree, that whatsoever man shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, but of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? And the king said, The word is true, and the decree of the Medes and Persians shall not pass.
Then those men said to the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, that we must not change any decree or statute which the king shall make.
The ram which thou sawest that had the horns is the king of the Medes and Persians.
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who reigned over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
In the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who reigned in Nineveh, the great city; in the days of Arphaxad, which reigned over the Medes in Ecbatana,
The Persians quaked at her boldness, And the Medes were daunted at her hardiness.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3370, grouped by book.
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G3370 FAQ
What does medos (Μῆδος) mean?
Medos (Strong's G3370) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Mede". Medos (may`-dos) n/g. 1. a Median, or inhabitant of Media [of foreign origin]
How many times is medos (Μῆδος) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's G3370 across 7 books.
Where can I study medos (Μῆδος) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3370 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate medos (Μῆδος)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as king, medes, persians, decree, year, and kingdom. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G3370 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 17 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3370, with linked reader references where each row is available.