Acts 17:12:2Acts.17.12.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
pol-LOI men OON eks au-TÔN e-PI-steu-san kai tôn hel-lê-NI-dôn gy-nai-KÔN tôn eu-skhê-MO-nôn kai an-DRÔN ouk o-LI-goi
Exegesis
The particle pair men oun {μὲν οὖν | mèn oûn} serves as a discourse marker, linking this statement inferentially to the prior account and signaling a consequential outcome.
Root and etymology
seb-sigma–epsilon–beta
“to worship, revere”
In context — Acts 17:12
Therefore many of them believed , and also not a few of the prominent Greek women and men.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 17:12, 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.17.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.12.W2.S1) and character.