2001 Translation

MENTOI, mentoi

Sounds Like: MEN-toy

Translations: however, certainly, indeed, nevertheless, yet, truly

From the root: ΜΕΝΤΟΙ

Part of Speech: Adverb, Conjunction

Explanation: ΜΕΝΤΟΙ is a particle used to introduce a strong contrast or to emphasize a statement. It often means 'however' or 'nevertheless' when introducing a contrasting idea, or 'certainly' or 'indeed' when adding emphasis to a preceding statement. It can be used to affirm something strongly or to mark a transition to a more important or contrasting point.

Inflection: Does not inflect

Strong’s number: G3305 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:117, 4:23, 4:26, 4:52

Codex Sinaiticus

• Proverbs — 5:4, 16:25, 16:26, 22:9, 26:12
• John — 4:27, 7:13, 12:42, 20:5, 21:4
• 2 Timothy — 2:19
• James — 2:8
• Jude — 1:8

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 1:5, 2:8, 2:13, 13:71, 23:217, 23:218, 29:271, 10:116, 11:123, 14:139, 31:217, 32:227, 34:240, 37:255, 37:261
• Book Two — 10:116, 11:123, 14:139, 31:217, 32:227, 34:240, 37:255, 37:261

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 0:25, 3:81, 3:92, 3:102, 4:116, 6:130, 8:169, 9:174, 10:180, 10:182, 12:213, 13:223, 16:251, 19:299, 19:302, 19:318, 19:322, 20:327, 20:330, 20:333
• Book 2 — 3:22, 3:30, 5:68, 5:86, 6:129, 6:131, 6:143, 7:177, 7:184, 8:196, 9:207, 9:218, 9:226, 12:269, 12:276, 13:286
• Book 3 — 1:4, 1:30, 6:121, 6:123, 7:167, 7:174, 8:201, 8:213, 8:214, 9:228, 10:255, 11:260, 11:269, 12:277, 13:299, 15:313, 15:314
• Book 4 — 4:59, 5:95, 8:314
• Book 5 — 1:25, 1:112, 6:231, 8:238, 8:245, 8:253, 9:331, 11:355
• Book 6 — 3:38, 5:91, 5:93, 6:101, 7:146, 7:151, 11:207, 11:234, 11:236, 12:243, 12:261, 13:323
• Book 7 — 1:27, 1:40, 4:93, 7:145, 8:164, 8:189, 8:190, 9:212, 9:221, 9:226, 11:269, 11:276, 11:290, 15:394
• Book 8 — 4:127, 9:232, 10:257, 13:336
• Book 9 — 1:1, 1:16, 2:28, 4:61, 5:98, 7:156, 8:169, 8:170, 8:171, 8:185, 13:267
• Book 10 — 4:61, 5:80, 9:184, 11:253
• Book 11 — 2:23, 5:149, 6:206, 6:214, 6:283, 7:300, 8:308, 8:309, 8:344
• Book 12 — 1:10, 2:23, 2:35, 2:58, 2:77, 2:92, 3:131, 6:221, 6:232, 10:395, 10:412
• Book 13 — 1:11, 1:31, 5:179, 6:190, 7:90, 7:108, 8:232, 8:244, 8:247, 9:265, 10:271, 10:274, 10:297, 11:308, 12:322, 12:339, 16:407, 16:408, 16:409, 16:425
• Book 14 — 1:9, 3:36, 3:39, 3:47, 6:96, 6:97, 6:99, 7:109, 8:137, 9:162, 9:165, 9:170, 9:174, 11:288, 13:333, 13:345, 13:350, 13:369, 14:376, 14:382, 15:395, 15:424, 15:427, 15:451
• Book 15 — 2:21, 3:49, 3:78, 3:87, 4:93, 5:122, 5:130, 7:202, 7:214, 7:221, 7:227, 7:241, 8:269, 9:306, 9:330
• Book 16 — 1:11, 2:50, 4:99, 11:366, 11:371, 11:400
• Book 17 — 2:28, 4:62, 8:195, 8:202, 9:249, 11:309
• Book 18 — 1:11, 1:17, 3:77, 4:104, 4:108, 6:235, 6:237
• Book 19 — 1:45, 1:100, 1:111, 4:262, 6:306, 8:352
• Book 20 — 2:20, 4:93, 5:109

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 3:5, 20:3, 20:13, 20:15, 21:1, 25:16, 27:18, 28:4, 28:10, 33:26
• Book Two — 1:3, 2:8, 2:18, 2:19, 3:14, 6:8, 6:11, 8:45, 10:16, 11:7, 13:17, 15:24, 17:12
• Book Three — 7:59, 7:107, 8:26, 8:43, 9:53, 10:3, 10:81
• Book Four — 1:41, 1:43, 1:60, 2:12, 2:16, 2:37, 3:5, 4:54, 6:15, 7:36, 8:20, 8:40, 10:31, 11:29
• Book Five — 3:38, 5:5, 5:20, 9:19
• Book Six — 2:3, 2:21, 2:59, 3:4, 3:41, 3:42, 8:12
• Book Seven — 1:11, 3:2, 8:114

Justin Martyr

• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 48:2, 60:4, 67:4, 85:3, 102:4, 115:5, 118:4, 120:1

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 15:81, 35:175, 43:215, 65:366

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Psalms — 38:7
• Proverbs — 5:4, 16:25, 16:26, 22:9, 26:12

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• John — 4:27, 7:13, 12:42, 20:5, 21:4
• 2 Timothy — 2:19
• James — 2:8
• Jude — 1:8

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΝΤΟΙ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΜΕΝΤΟΥΣ — certainly, indeed, however, nevertheless, of course, surely

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