ΜΕΝΤΟΥΣ, μεντους
MENTOUS, mentous
Sounds Like: MEN-toos
Translations: certainly, indeed, however, nevertheless, of course, surely
From the root: ΜΕΝΤΟΙ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb used to emphasize a statement, often meaning 'certainly' or 'indeed'. It can also introduce a contrasting idea, similar to 'however' or 'nevertheless', especially when following a concessive clause. It is a compound word formed from the particles μέν (men) and τοι (toi).
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G3305 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
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.
- ΜΕΝΤΟΙ — however, certainly, indeed, nevertheless, yet, truly
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