Luke 23:41:3Luke.23.41.W3TAB

μὲν

men

indeed

Transliteration
men
Extended
mehn
IPA
/men/

Meaning by language

English
indeed

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    men

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KAI hê-MEIS men di-KAI-ōs

  3. clause

    KAI hê-MEIS men di-KAI-ōs AX-ia gar hŌN e-PRAX-a-men a-po-lam-BA-no-men

  4. sentence

    KAI hê-MEIS men di-KAI-ōs AX-ia gar hŌN e-PRAX-a-men a-po-lam-BA-no-men HOU-tos de ou-DEN A-to-pon E-prax-en

Exegesis

Kai hemeis men {καὶ ἡμεῖς μὲν | kaí hē-meîs mén} ‘and we indeed’ opens with a men–de contrast anticipating houtos de {οὗτος δὲ | hoû-tos dé} ‘but this man’, setting the speakers against the innocent one.

Root and etymology

archomaialpha–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota

to begin, commence

In contextLuke 23:41

And we indeed justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for the things we did; but this man has done nothing improper .

About this coordinate

Luke 23:41:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 23:41, so the Greek word μὲν (men) 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.23.41.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.41.W3.S1) and character.