Acts 23:8:2Acts.23.8.W2TAB
μὲν
men
“on the one hand”
- Transliteration
- men
- Extended
- mehn
- IPA
- /men/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the one hand
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
sad-dou-KAI-oi men gar LE-goo-sin mê EI-nai a-NA-sta-sin MÊ-te AN-ge-lon MÊ-te PNEU-ma pha-ri-SAIOI de ho-mo-lo-GOU-sin ta am-PHO-te-ra
Exegesis
The verse is structured around the contrastive pair of particles men…de {μὲν…δὲ | men…de} ‘on the one hand…but on the other’, which sets the beliefs of the Saddoukaioi {Σαδδουκαῖοι | Sad-dou-kaî-oi} and the Pharisaiōi {Φαρισαῖοι | Pha-ri-saî-oi} in opposition.
Root and etymology
diatassodelta–iota–alpha–tau–alpha–sigma–sigma–omega
“to arrange, prescribe, command”
In context — Acts 23:8
For the Sadducees indeed say there is no resurrection, neither angel nor spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge them both.
About this coordinate
Acts 23:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 23:8, 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.23.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.8.W2.S1) and character.