John 5:24:2John.5.24.W2TAB

ἀμὴν

amên

truly

Transliteration
a-MÊN
Extended
ah-MÊN
IPA
/a.ˈmɛːn/

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. 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 contextJohn 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.