ἄνευ [1 verse](prep) "Without" is aneu, which means "without," "far from," "besides," "clear of," and "except." t -- "Without" is a Greek pronoun which Christ only uses here. It means "without," "far from," and "except." Interestingly, Jesus uses a different pronoun also meaning "without" only two other times. This "without" has the sense of "without permission."