Mark 14:25:1Mark.14.25.W1TAB
ἀμὴν
amên
“Truly”
- Transliteration
- a-MÊN
- Extended
- ah-MÊHN
- IPA
- /aˈmɛːn/
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-MÊN
- sentence
a-MÊN LE-gō hy-MEEN HO-ti ou-KE-ti ou mê PI-ō ek tou ge-NÊ-ma-tos tês am-PE-lou HE-ōs tês hē-ME-ras e-KEI-nēs HO-tan au-TO PI-nō kai-NON en têi ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU
Exegesis
The verse begins with amen {ἀμὴν | a-mḗn} ‘truly’, a transliterated Hebrew term used to introduce a solemn and authoritative saying.
Root and etymology
amenalpha–mu–eta–nu
“truly, certainly”
In context — Mark 14:25
Truly, I say to you that I will certainly no longer drink from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God .
About this coordinate
Mark 14:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 14:25, so the Greek word ἀμὴν (amên) 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.14.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.25.W1.S1) and character.