ΑΜΗΝ, αμην
AMĒN, amēn
Sounds Like: ah-MEN
Translations: Amen, truly, verily, so be it
From the root: ΑΜΗΝ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an affirmation, meaning 'truly' or 'so be it'. It is often used to express agreement or to confirm the truth of a statement. It can appear at the beginning of a sentence to emphasize the truthfulness of what is about to be said, or at the end of a prayer or declaration to signify assent and a desire for the preceding words to come to pass.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G0281 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Chronicles — 16:36
- 2 Esdras — 15:13, 18:6
- Tobit — 8:8
- 4 Maccabees — 18:24
- Matthew — 5:18, 5:26, 6:2, 6:5, 6:16, 8:10, 10:15, 10:23, 10:42, 11:11, 13:17, 17:20, 18:3, 18:13, 18:18, 19:23, 19:28, 21:31, 23:36, 24:2, 24:34, 24:47, 25:12, 25:40, 25:45, 26:13
- Mark — 3:28, 8:12, 9:1, 9:41, 10:15, 11:23, 12:43, 13:30, 14:9, 14:18, 14:25, 14:30
- Luke — 4:24, 7:28, 12:37, 18:17, 18:29, 21:32, 23:43
- John — 1:51, 3:3, 3:5, 3:11, 5:19, 5:24, 5:25, 6:26, 6:32, 6:47, 6:53, 8:34, 8:51, 8:58, 10:1, 10:7, 12:24, 13:16, 13:20, 13:21, 13:38, 14:12, 16:20, 16:23, 21:18
- Romans — 1:25, 9:5, 11:36, 15:33, 16:27
- 1 Corinthians — 14:16, 16:24
- 2 Corinthians — 1:20
- Galatians — 1:5, 6:18
- Ephesians — 3:21, 6:24
- Philippians — 4:20, 4:23
- Colossians — 4:18
- 1 Thessalonians — 5:28
- 2 Thessalonians — 3:18
- 1 Timothy — 1:17, 6:16, 6:21
- 2 Timothy — 4:18, 4:22
- Philemon — 1:25
- Hebrews — 13:21, 13:25
- 1 Peter — 4:11, 5:11, 5:14
- 2 Peter — 3:18
- Jude — 1:25
- Revelation — 1:6, 4:9, 5:14, 7:12, 11:15, 15:7, 19:4, 22:21
From the same root
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