Acts 25:11:2Acts.25.11.W2TAB

μὲν

men

indeed

Transliteration
men
Extended
meh-n
IPA
/men/

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 a-di-KO kai A-ksi-on tha-NA-tou PE-pra-KHA ti ou pa-rai-TOU-mai to a-po-tha-NEIN ei de ou-DEN es-TIN hôn HOU-toi ka-tê-go-ROU-sin mou ou-DEIS me DY-na-tai au-TOIS kha-RI-sas-thai KAI-sa-ra e-pi-ka-LOU-mai

Exegesis

The opening sequence ei men oun {εἰ μὲν οὖν | eí mèn oûn} sets up the first protasis, with men marking the first half of a contrast that will be matched by de in the second half.

Root and etymology

aiteoalpha–iota–tau–epsilon–omega

to ask, request

In contextActs 25:11

If therefore I do wrong and have committed anything worthy of death , I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing of the things these men accuse me of, no one is able to grant me to them. I appeal to Caesar.

About this coordinate

Acts 25:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 25:11, 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.25.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.11.W2.S1) and character.