Luke 18:17:1Luke.18.17.W1TAB
ἀμὴν
amen
“Truly”
- Transliteration
- a-MEN
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MEN
- sentence
a-MEN LE-gō hy-MEEN hos AN MÊ DEK-sē-tai tēn ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU hōs pai-DI-on ou MÊ ei-SEL-thēi eis au-TÊN
Exegesis
The sentence begins with amēn {ἀμὴν | a-mḗn} ‘amen’ as a fronted marker of solemn affirmation, followed by legō {λέγω | lḗ-gō} ‘I say’ and the dative hymin {ὑμῖν | hū-mîn} ‘to you’, forming an authoritative address formula.
Root and etymology
’āmānaleph–mem–nun
“to be firm, reliable”
In context — Luke 18:17
Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 18:17, so the Greek word ἀμὴν (amen) 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 Luke.18.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.17.W1.S1) and character.