John 16:20:2John.16.20.W2TAB
ἀμὴν
amên
“truly”
- Transliteration
- a-MÊN
- Extended
- ah-MEHN
- 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-gō hy-MÎN HO-ti KLAU-se-te kai thrê-NÊ-se-te hy-MEIS
- clause
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gō hy-MÎN HO-ti KLAU-se-te kai thrê-NÊ-se-te hy-MEIS ho de KOS-mos kha-RÊ-se-tai
- sentence
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gō hy-MÎN HO-ti KLAU-se-te kai thrê-NÊ-se-te hy-MEIS ho de KOS-mos kha-RÊ-se-tai hy-MEIS ly-pê-THÊ-se-sthe al hê LY-pê hy-MÔN eis kha-RAN ye-NÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
The doubled amēn {ἀμὴν | a-mḗn} ‘truly’ opens the saying as a solemn guarantee, and legō hymin hoti {λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι | lé-gō hy-mîn hó-ti} ‘I say to you that’ introduces the rest of the verse as a direct content clause.
In context — John 16:20
I am telling you for certain: you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, yet your sorrow will become joy.
About this coordinate
John 16:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 16:20, 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.16.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.20.W2.S1) and character.