Strong's Concordance amén: truly Original Word: ἀμήνPart of Speech: Hebrew Form (Indclinable) Transliteration: amén Phonetic Spelling: (am-ane') Short Definition: verily, truly, amen, so let it be Definition: verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be. HELPS Word-studies 281 amḗn (the counterpart of the Hebrew OT term, 543 /apeítheia, "steadfast") – properly, sure (certain). 281 (amḗn) is usually translated "amen," and sometimes "verily," "of a truth," "most assuredly," "so let it be." 281 /amḗn ("amen"), as an "emphasis marker," introduces a statement of pivotal importance – i.e. that is essential in interpreting the over-all passage. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 281: ἀμήνἀμήν, Hebrew אָמֵן; 1. verbal adjective (from אָמַן to prop; Niph. to be firm), firm, metaphorically, faithful: ὁ ἀμήν, Rev. iii. 14 (where is added ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός καί ἀληθινός). 2. it came to be used as an adverb by which something is asserted or confirmed: a. at the beginning of a discourse, surely, of a truth, truly; so frequent in the discourses of Christ in Matthew, Mark, and Luke: ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν 'I solemnly declare unto you,' e. g. Matthew 5:18; Mark 3:28; Luke 4:24. The repetition of the word (ἀμήν ἀμήν), employed by John alone in his Gospel (twenty-five times), has the force of a superlative, most assuredly: John 1:51 ( b. at the close of a sentence; so it is, so be it, may it be fulfilled (γένοιτο, the Sept. Numbers 5:22; Deuteronomy 27:15, etc.): Romans 1:25; Romans 9:5; Galatians 1:5; Ephesians 3:21; Philippians 4:20; 1 Timothy 1:17; Hebrews 13:21; 1 Peter 4:11; Revelation 1:6, and often; cf. Jeremiah 11:5; Jeremiah 35:6 Of Hebrew origin ('amen); properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it) -- amen, verily. see HEBREW 'amen Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 281143 Occurrences ἀμὴν — 143 Occ. Matthew 5:18 Heb GRK: ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω NAS: For truly I say to you, until KJV: For verily I say unto you, INT: truly indeed I say Matthew 5:26 Heb Matthew 6:2 Heb Matthew 6:5 Heb Matthew 6:13 Heb Matthew 6:16 Heb Matthew 8:10 Heb Matthew 10:15 Heb Matthew 10:23 Heb Matthew 10:42 Heb Matthew 11:11 Heb Matthew 13:17 Heb Matthew 16:28 Heb Matthew 17:20 Heb Matthew 18:3 Heb Matthew 18:13 Heb Matthew 18:18 Heb Matthew 18:19 Heb Matthew 19:23 Heb Matthew 19:28 Heb Matthew 21:21 Heb Matthew 21:31 Heb Matthew 23:36 Heb Matthew 24:2 Heb Matthew 24:34 Heb |
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