Mark 14:18:9Mark.14.18.W9TAB
Ἀμὴν
amēn
“truly”
- Transliteration
- a-MĒN
- Extended
- ah-MEHN
- 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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Word in context
- word
a-MĒN
- sentence
KAI a-na-kei-ME-nōn au-TŌN KAI es-thi-ON-tōn ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen a-MĒN LE-gō hy-MIN HO-ti HEIS eks hy-MŌN pa-ra-DŌ-sei me ho es-thi-ŌN met e-MOU
Exegesis
The formula Amēn legō hymin {Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν | Amḗn légō hymîn} ‘Truly I say to you’ functions as an emphatic discourse marker, foregrounding the reliability and gravity of what follows.
Root and etymology
amenalpha–mu–eta–nu
“truly, certainly”
In context — Mark 14:18
And as they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, one of you will betray Me, one who is eating with Me.”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 14:18, 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 Mark.14.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.18.W9.S1) and character.