Matthew 22:8:7Matt.22.8.W7TAB
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
ho MEN GA-mos HE-toi-mos es-tin
- clause
ho MEN GA-mos HE-toi-mos es-tin HOI DE ke-klê-ME-noi ook Ê-san AK-si-oi
- sentence
TO-te LE-yei TOIS DOO-lois au-TOO ho MEN GA-mos HE-toi-mos es-tin HOI DE ke-klê-ME-noi ook Ê-san AK-si-oi
Exegesis
The clause ho men gamos hetoimos estin {Ὁ μὲν γάμος ἕτοιμός ἐστιν | ho mén gá-mos hé-toi-mos é-stin} employs the contrastive men…de {μὲν…δὲ | mén…dé} structure, with the first half affirming that “the wedding is ready.” The subject gamos, modified by hetoimos, precedes the copula estin, giving emphasis to the readiness of the feast.
Root and etymology
kaleokappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call, invite, summon”
In context — Matthew 22:8
Then he said to his servants, “The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 22:8, 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.22.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.8.W7.S1) and character.