Mark 11:23:1Mark.11.23.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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Word in context
- word
a-MEN
- sentence
a-MEN LE-go hy-MEEN HO-ti hos an EI-pêi tôi O-rei TOU-tôi AR-thê-ti kai BLÊ-thê-ti eis tên THA-las-san kai mê di-a-kri-THÊ en têi kar-DI-ai au-TOU al-LA pi-STEY-uêi HO-ti ho la-LEI GI-ne-tai ES-tai au-TÔI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the emphatic particle amen {ἀμὴν | amēn} ‘truly’, followed by lego hymin {λέγω ὑμῖν | légō hūmîn} ‘I say to you’, marking Jesus’ authoritative proclamation.
Root and etymology
ʼāmánaleph–mem–nun
“to be firm, reliable”
In context — Mark 11:23
Truly, I say to you that anyone who says to this mountain, “Arise and hurl yourself into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says is taking place, it will be granted to him.
About this coordinate
Mark 11:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 11:23, 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 Mark.11.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.23.W1.S1) and character.