This strong negative adverb emphatically denies a proposition. In Matthew, it appears in a quotation from Micah, where the prophet insists that Bethlehem is by no means least among Judah's rulers. The term functions rhetorically to introduce a correction or contradiction. Across languages—Spanish 'de ningún modo,' French 'nullement,' German 'keineswegs'—the force remains absolute. It's the Greek equivalent of 'absolutely not,' often appearing in responses or declarations to shut down an erroneous claim.