John 5:24:2John.5.24.W2TAB
ἀμὴν
amên
“truly”
- Transliteration
- a-MÊN
- Extended
- ah-MÊN
- IPA
- /a.ˈmɛːn/
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
- sentence
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MEEN HO-ti HO TON LO-gon MOU a-KOU-ōn KAI pi-STEU-ōn TÔI PEMP-san-TI me E-khei dzō-ÊN ai-Ō-ni-on KAI EIS KRI-sin OUK ER-khe-tai al-LA me-ta-BE-bê-ken ek TOU tha-NA-tou EIS TÊN dzō-ÊN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the doubled formula amēn amēn {ἀμὴν ἀμὴν | amḗn amḗn} ‘truly, truly’, a solemn introductory marker typical of the Gospel of John that highlights the gravity and exclusivity of what follows.
Root and etymology
’āmanaleph–mem–nun
“to be firm, faithful, reliable”
In context — John 5:24
Truly, truly, I say to you that whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
About this coordinate
John 5:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 5:24, 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.5.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.24.W2.S1) and character.