Acts 19:38:2Acts.19.38.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

    ei MEN OUN dê-MEE-tri-os KAI hoi SYN au-TOI tekh-NEE-tai E-khou-sin pros TI-na LO-gon a-go-RAI-oi A-gon-tai KAI an-THY-pa-TOI ei-SEEN en-ga-LEI-tō-san al-LÊ-lois

Exegesis

The sentence opens with the conditional particle cluster ei men oun {εἰ μὲν οὖν | eí mèn oûn}, which introduces a protasis that sets up a legal-hypothetical scenario and contrasts with what follows in the broader discourse.

Root and etymology

dialegomaidelta–iota–alpha–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron–mu–alpha–iota

to converse, discuss

In contextActs 19:38

If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are in session, and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another.

About this coordinate

Acts 19:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 19:38, 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.19.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.38.W2.S1) and character.