Nothing is something

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An ancient Greek word for "nothing" is the modern Greek word for "zero".

The ancient Greek word "μηδέν" ≈ "not one" which is from the ancient Greek word "μηδέ" ≈ "and not, nor".
The modern Greek word "μηδέν" (mee-THEHN) ≈ "zero, nothing"..

Job says the earth gangs on "nothing".

Job 26:7

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KJV: He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

Hebrew: נטה צפון על תהו תלה ארץ על בלי מה׃

Greek: εκτεινων βορεαν επ ουδεν κρεμαζων γην επι ουδενος

Brenton: He stretches out the north wind upon nothing, and he upon nothing hangs the earth;

Latin: qui extendit aquilonem super vacuum et adpendit terram super nihili

Spanish: Él extiende el norte sobre vacío, cuelga la tierra sobre nada.

Portuguese: Ele estende o setentrião sobre o vácuo e suspende a terra sobre o nada.

What is meant by the "north"?

What exactly is the "empty place"?

What is "nothing"?

The Latin word "nihili" ≈ "nothing".
The Spanish word "nada" ≈ "nothing".
The Portuguese word "nada" ≈ "nothing".

*H1099 בְּלִימָה (bel-ee-mah') : from H1097 and H4100; (as indef.) nothing whatever:--nothing.

Related to the idea of "nothing" is that of a "double negative".

In "correct" English, one is not to use double negatives.

I do not have none.
I don't have none.
I ain't got none.

Most languages of the world use double negatives to emphasize the negative aspect of what is being said. So too does Ancient (and modern) Greek. This can create certain translation issues in the GNT (Greek New Testament).

A double negative, translated as "no wise", is used in Greek to be an emphatic negative as in "absolutely no way".

"ου" ≈ "no" and "μη" ≈ "not".
"ου μη" ≈ "no not" and appears in 137 verses in the GNT.

More: Do not no way use double negatives