John 10:7:8John.10.7.W8TAB
ἀμὴν
amên
“truly”
- Transliteration
- a-MÊN
- Extended
- ah-MÊN
- IPA
- /aˈmɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- truly
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-MÊN
- sentence
EI-pen OON PA-lin au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MEEN HO-ti e-GÔ EI-mi hê THY-ra TÔN pro-BA-tôn
Exegesis
Inside the quotation, the doubled Amen amen {Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν | A-mḕn a-mḕn} functions as a solemn introduction to the claim that follows, and lego hymin {λέγω ὑμῖν | lé-gō hy-mîn} ‘I say to you’ gives the statement direct, personal force.
Root and etymology
amanaleph mem nun
“to be firm, reliable”
In context — John 10:7
Therefore Jesus said to them again, “Amen, amen, I declare to you, I am the sheep gate .”
About this coordinate
John 10:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 10:7, so the Greek word ἀμὴν (amên) 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 John.10.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.7.W8.S1) and character.