John 13:21:12John.13.21.W12TAB
Ἀμὴν
amên
“amen”
- Transliteration
- a-MÊN
- Extended
- ah-MÊN
- IPA
- /aˈmɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- amen
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
- clause
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN HO-ti HEIS eks hy-MÔN pa-ra-DO-sei me
- sentence
TAU-ta ei-PON HO ee-ay-SOOS e-ta-RA-khthê tôi PNEU-ma-ti kai e-mar-TY-rê-sen kai EI-pen a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN HO-ti HEIS eks hy-MÔN pa-ra-DO-sei me
Exegesis
The affirmation amēn amēn legō hymin {Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν | A-mḕn A-mḕn légō hy-mîn} functions as a self-authenticating formula, with repetition reinforcing certainty and present tense maintaining immediacy.
Root and etymology
eklegomaiepsilon kappa lambda epsilon gamma omicron mu alpha iota
“to choose out, select”
In context — John 13:21
After Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit , and He testified, saying, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.”
About this coordinate
John 13:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 13:21, 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.13.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.21.W12.S1) and character.