ΤΟΝΜΕΝ, τονμεν
TONMEN, tonmen
Sounds Like: TON-men
Translations: the, indeed, on the one hand, truly
From the root: Ο, ΜΕΝ
Part of Speech: Definite Article, Particle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the definite article 'ΤΟΝ' (the) and the particle 'ΜΕΝ' (indeed, on the one hand). In Koine Greek, 'ΜΕΝ' often introduces a clause or phrase that is contrasted with a subsequent clause introduced by 'ΔΕ' (de, but/and). So, 'ΤΟΝ ΜΕΝ' would typically mean 'the one... on the one hand' or 'indeed the one...', setting up a contrast or a sequence of ideas. The word 'ΤΟΝ' is the masculine singular accusative form of the definite article 'ὁ'. The word 'ΜΕΝ' is a particle that does not inflect.
Inflection: ΤΟΝ: Singular, Accusative, Masculine; ΜΕΝ: Does not inflect
Strong’s numbers: G3588 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3303 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:61
Josephus' The Jewish War
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