John 13:38:10John.13.38.W10TAB
ἀμὴν
amên
“truly”
- Transliteration
- a-MÊN
- Extended
- ah-MÊÊN
- IPA
- /aˈmeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- truly
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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
- phraseyour reading level
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gô soi
- sentence
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gô soi oo MÊ a-LEK-tôr phô-NÊ-sēi HE-ôs HOO ar-NÊ-sēi me tris
Exegesis
The solemn double affirmation amēn amēn {ἀμὴν ἀμὴν | amḕn amḕn} signals certain truth, and legō soi {λέγω σοι | légō soi} marks divine declaration.
Root and etymology
eklegomaiepsilon kappa lambda epsilon gamma omicron mu alpha iota
“to choose out, select”
In context — John 13:38
Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times.”
About this coordinate
John 13:38:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 13:38, 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.13.38.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.38.W10.S1) and character.