John 14:12:1John.14.12.W1TAB
ἀμὴν
amên
“truly”
- Transliteration
- a-MÊN
- Extended
- ah-MÊN
- IPA
- /aˈmeːn/
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
- phraseyour reading level
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gŌ hy-MEEN
- sentence
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gŌ hy-MEEN ho pi-STEU-ōn eis e-ME ta ER-ga ha e-GŌ poi-Ō ka-KEI-nos poi-Ê-sei kai MEI-zo-na TOU-tōn poi-Ê-sei HO-ti e-GŌ pros ton pa-TE-ra po-REU-o-mai
Exegesis
The doubled amen {ἀμὴν | amḗn} ‘truly’ front-loads certainty before any promise is stated.
In context — John 14:12
Amen, amen, I say to you, the one who believes in Me will also do the works that I do, and he will do greater works than these, because I am going toward the Father .
About this coordinate
John 14:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 14:12, 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.14.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.12.W1.S1) and character.