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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Result
ἀ + μὴν
a + mên
amên

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-MÊN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gô soi

  3. 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 contextJohn 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.