Acts 17:30:2Acts.17.30.W2TAB

μὲν

men

indeed

Transliteration
MEN
Extended
MEHN
IPA
/ˈmen/

Meaning by language

English
indeed

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    MEN

  2. sentence

    tous MEN OUN KHRO-nous tês a-gnoi-AS hy-pe-ri-DON ho the-OS ta NYN pa-raŋ-GEL-lei tois an-THRÔ-pois PAN-tas pan-ta-KHOU me-ta-no-EIN

Exegesis

The verse opens with the particle pair men oun {μὲν οὖν | mèn oûn}, which marks a transition and mild contrast with what precedes, signaling a move from description to consequence.

Root and etymology

seb-sigma–epsilon–beta

to worship, revere

In contextActs 17:30

So then, God , having overlooked the times of ignorance , now commands all people everywhere to repent.

About this coordinate

Acts 17:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 17:30, 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.17.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.30.W2.S1) and character.