Mark 9:41:13Mark.9.41.W13TAB
ἀμὴν
amên
“truly”
- Transliteration
- a-MÊN
- Extended
- ah-MÊHN
- IPA
- /aˈmɛːn/
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-MÊN
- sentence
HOS gar AN po-TI-sê hy-MAS po-TE-ri-on HY-da-tos en o-NO-ma-ti HO-ti khri-STOU ES-te a-MÊN LE-gō hy-MEEN HO-ti ou MÊ a-po-LE-sê ton mis-THON au-TOU
Exegesis
The main clause is introduced by the solemn formula amen lego humin {ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν | amḕn légō hūmîn}, which marks the following statement as especially authoritative.
In context — Mark 9:41
For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in the Name, because you are Christ’s , truly I say to you, he will never lose his reward .
About this coordinate
Mark 9:41:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Mark 9:41, 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.9.41.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.41.W13.S1) and character.