ΝΗ, νη
NĒ, nē
Sounds Like: NAY
Translations: verily, truly, by
From the root: ΝΗ
Part of Speech: Particle
Explanation: This word is a particle used to introduce an oath or affirmation, often translated as 'verily' or 'truly'. It is typically followed by the accusative case of the person or thing by whom one swears, meaning 'by (someone/something)'. For example, 'νη Δία' would mean 'by Zeus'. It emphasizes the truthfulness or solemnity of a statement.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G3565 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Corinthians — 15:31
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 28:255
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Corinthians — 15:31
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΗ.
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.
- ΝΗ΄ — fifty-eight
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