John 8:34:6John.8.34.W6TAB
ἀμὴν
amēn
“truly”
- Transliteration
- a-MĒN
- Extended
- ah-MAYN
- IPA
- /aˈmɛːn/
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-MĒN
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS a-MĒN a-MĒN LE-gō hy-MĪN HO-ti PAS ho poi-ŌN tēn ha-mar-TI-an DOU-LOS ES-tin tês ha-mar-TI-as
Exegesis
The duplicated amēn amēn {Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν | a-mḗn a-mḗn} functions as an emphatic speech marker that introduces a declaration with exceptional authority and certainty.
Root and etymology
amanaleph mem nun
“firm, reliable”
In context — John 8:34
Jesus answered them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, everyone who is engaged in sin is a slave of sin.”
About this coordinate
John 8:34:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 8:34, so the Greek word ἀμὴν (amēn) 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.8.34.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.34.W6.S1) and character.