Matthew 18:13:6Matt.18.13.W6TAB
ἀμὴν
amên
“truly”
- Transliteration
- a-MÊN
- Extended
- ah-MÊN
- 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-MÊN
- phraseyour reading level
a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN HO-ti KHAI-rei ep au-TÔ MAL-lon Ê e-PI TOIS e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta en-NE-a TOIS MÊ pe-pla-nê-ME-nois
- sentence
KAI e-AN YE-nê-tai heu-REIN au-TO a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN HO-ti KHAI-rei ep au-TÔ MAL-lon Ê e-PI TOIS e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta en-NE-a TOIS MÊ pe-pla-nê-ME-nois
Exegesis
The solemn affirmation amēn legō hymin {ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν | amḗn légō hymîn} introduces a forceful declaration, with hoti {ὅτι | hóti} marking the beginning of the content clause.
In context — Matthew 18:13
And if it happens that he finds it, truly I say to you that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray .
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 18:13, 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 Matt.18.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.13.W6.S1) and character.