Acts 14:3:2Acts.14.3.W2TAB
μὲν
men
“indeed”
- Transliteration
- MEN
- Extended
- MEHN
- IPA
- /ˈmen/
Meaning by language
- English
- indeed
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
MEN
- sentence
hi-ka-NON MEN OON KHRO-non di-E-tripsan par-rhê-si-a-ZO-me-noi e-PI tôi ky-REE-oi tôi mar-ty-ROON-ti tôi LO-goi tês KHA-ri-tos au-TOU di-DON-ti sê-MEI-a KAI TE-ra-ta GI-nes-thai di-A tôn khei-RÔN au-TÔN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the fronted accusative phrase hikanon khronon {ἱκανὸν χρόνον | hi-ka-nón khró-non} ‘a considerable time’ marked by the particles men oun {μὲν οὖν | men oun} that signal contrast and consequence from the prior events.
Root and etymology
parrēsiapar-rē-sí-a
“boldness, openness in speech”
In context — Acts 14:3
So they remained there for quite some time, speaking boldly for the Lord , and He bore witness to the word of His grace by permitting signs and wonders to be done through their hands.
About this coordinate
Acts 14:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 14:3, so the Greek word μὲν (men) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.14.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.3.W2.S1) and character.