Matthew 16:14:5Matt.16.14.W5TAB
μὲν
men
“{indeed}”
- Transliteration
- MEN
- Extended
- MEHN
- IPA
- /ˈmen/
Meaning by language
- English
- {indeed}
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
MEN
- phraseyour reading level
HOI MEN i-ô-AN-nên TON bap-ti-STÊN
- clause
HOI MEN i-ô-AN-nên TON bap-ti-STÊN AL-loi DE ê-LI-an HE-te-roi DE i-e-re-MI-an Ê HE-na TÔN pro-phê-TÔN
- sentence
HOI DE EI-pan HOI MEN i-ô-AN-nên TON bap-ti-STÊN AL-loi DE ê-LI-an HE-te-roi DE i-e-re-MI-an Ê HE-na TÔN pro-phê-TÔN
Exegesis
A triadic sequence of contrasted nominative subjects, marked by men {μὲν | mén}, de {δὲ | dè}, and the substantivized adjectives alloi {ἄλλοι | álloi} and heteroi {ἕτεροι | héteroi}, structures multiple opinion groups.
Root and etymology
lambanolambda–alpha–mu–beta–alpha–nu–omega
“to take, receive”
In context — Matthew 16:14
But they replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and yet others say Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 16:14, so the Greek word μὲν (men) 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 Matt.16.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.14.W5.S1) and character.