Greek · G281 · unreviewed

ἀμήν

Amen

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ἀμήν G281
Pronunciation amḗn

What does ἀμήν (amḗn) mean in the Bible?

ἀμήν (amḗn) is a Greek word meaning "amen". ἀμήν, indecl.

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Meaning

amen
Extended definition

Solemn affirmation of truth or agreement; in Gospels introduces Jesus's weighty declarations of divine reality.

1As adj. (cf. Is, l.with), ὁ ἀ., Rev.3:14.
2As adv.,
ain solemn assent to the statements or prayers of another (Nu, Ne, etc., ll. with): ὁ ἀ., 1Co.14:16;
bsimilarly, at the end of one's own prayer or ascription of praise: Rom.1:25 15:33, Gal.1:5, 1Ti.1:17; __(with) in the Gospels, exclusively, introducing solemn statements of our Lord, truly, verily: Mat.5:18, 26 Mrk.3:28 (see Swete, in l.), Luk.4:24, al.; ἀ. ἀ., always in Jhn.1:52 3:3 5:19, al.; τὸ ναί, καὶ . . . τὸ ἀ., 2Co.1:20 (on usage in π., see MM, VGT, see word).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:26 · Matt 6:2 · Matt 6:5 · Matt 6:16 · Matt 8:10 · Matt 10:15 · Matt 10:23 · Matt 10:42 · Matt 11:11 · Matt 13:17 · Matt 16:28 · Matt 17:20 · Matt 18:3 · Matt 18:13 · Matt 18:18 127×
Rom 16:24
Biblical Occurrences

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Cross-Language Connections

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

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