Acts 15:3:2Acts.15.3.W2TAB
μὲν
men
“indeed”
- Transliteration
- MEN
- Extended
- MEHN
- IPA
- /men/
Meaning by language
- English
- indeed
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
MEN
- sentence
hoi MEN OUN pro-pem-PHEN-tes hy-PO tês ek-klay-SEE-as di-AYR-khon-to tên te phoi-NEE-kên KAI sa-MA-rei-an ek-di-ay-gou-ME-noi tên e-pi-stro-PHÊN tôn eth-NÔN KAI e-POI-oun kha-RAN me-GA-lên PA-si tois a-del-PHOIS
Exegesis
The verse begins with the nominative participial phrase hoi men oun propempthentes {οἱ μὲν οὖν προπεμφθέντες | hoí mèn oûn propempthéntes} ‘so then, the ones having been sent forward’, functioning as circumstantial background.
Root and etymology
hēgeomaiē-gé-o-mai
“to lead, guide”
In context — Acts 15:3
Thus, after the assembly commissioned them, they moved through Phoenicia and Samaria, offering a thorough account of the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought abundant joy to all the brothers.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 15:3, 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.15.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.3.W2.S1) and character.