Acts 26:4:2Acts.26.4.W2TAB
μὲν
men
“indeed”
- Transliteration
- MEN
- Extended
- MEHN
- IPA
- /ˈmen/
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
tên MEN OUN BI-ō-SIN mou tên ek ne-O-tê-tos tên ap ar-KHÊS ge-no-ME-nên en tō E-thnei mou EN te hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois I-sa-si PAN-tes i-ou-DAI-oi
Exegesis
The particles men oun {μὲν οὖν | mèn oûn} mark a transition and continue Paul’s defense by linking his past life to the preceding argument.
Root and etymology
exaireōepsilon–xi–alpha–iota–rho–epsilon–omega
“to take out, remove, rescue”
In context — Acts 26:4
So then, all the Jews know my manner of life from my youth, which from the beginning took place among my nation and in Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 26:4, 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.26.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.4.W2.S1) and character.