Luke 23:43:4Luke.23.43.W4TAB
Ἀμήν
amēn
“truly”
- Transliteration
- a-MĒN
- Extended
- ah-MEEN
- IPA
- /aˈmeːn/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MĒN
- clause
a-MĒN SOI LE-go SÊ-me-ron met e-MOU E-sêi en tôi pa-ra-DEI-sôi
- sentence
KAI EI-pen au-TOI a-MĒN SOI LE-go SÊ-me-ron met e-MOU E-sêi en tôi pa-ra-DEI-sôi
Exegesis
The formula Amēn soi legō {Ἀμὴν σοὶ λέγω | a-mēn soí lé-gō} combines the emphatic loanword Amēn with the present indicative legō, forming a prophetic-style assurance, “truly I say to you,” that heightens the authority and certainty of what follows.
Root and etymology
’amenaleph–mem–nun
“to be firm, reliable”
In context — Luke 23:43
And Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in paradise .”
About this coordinate
Luke 23:43:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 23:43, so the Greek word Ἀμήν (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 Luke.23.43.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.43.W4.S1) and character.