Strong's Lexicon
G281
G281 — ἀμήν
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G281 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀμήν |
| Part of Speech: | Hebrew |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H543) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 129 |
| Transliteration: | amen |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | am-ayn' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) firm 2. (figuratively) trustworthy 3. (adverbially) surely 4. (often as interjection) so be it |
| KJV Renderings: | amen, verily |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀμήν, Hebrew àÈîÅï;
1. verbal adjective (from àÈîÇï 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. Mat 5:18; Mar 3:28; Luk 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: Joh 1:51 (); .
b. at the close of a sentence; so it is, so be it, may it be fulfilled (γένοιτο, the Sept. Num 5:22; Deu 27:15, etc.): Rom 1:25; Rom 9:5; Gal 1:5; Eph 3:21; Php 4:20; 1Ti 1:17; Heb 13:21; 1Pe 4:11; Rev 1:6, and often; cf. Jer 11:5; Jer 35:6 (); 1Ki 1:30. It was a custom, which passed over from the synagogues into the Christian assemblies, that when he who had read or discoursed had offered up a solemn prayer to God, the others in attendance responded Amen, and thus made the substance of what was uttered their own: 1Co 14:16 (τό ἀμήν, the well-known response Amen), cf. Num 5:22; Deu 27:15 ff; Neh 5:13; Neh 8:6. 2Co 1:20 αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι ... τό ναί, καί ... τό ἀμήν, i. e. had shown themselves most sure. (Cf. B. D. under the word .)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀμήν (amen)
Matthew 5:18
- KJV: For verily I say unto you Till heaven and earth pass one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled
- GK: αμήν γαρ λέγω υμίν έως αν παρέλθη ο ουρανός και η γη ιώτα εν η μία κεραία ου παρέλθη από του νόμου έως αν πάντα γένηται
Matthew 5:26
- KJV: Verily I say unto thee by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing
- GK: αμήν λέγω σοι ου εξέλθης εκείθεν έως αν αποδώς τον έσχατον κοδράντην
Matthew 6:2
- KJV: Therefore when thou doest alms do not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets that they may have glory of men Verily I say unto you They have their reward
- GK: όταν ουν ποιής ελεημοσύνην μη σαλπίσης έμπροσθέν σου ώσπερ οι υποκριταί ποιούσιν εν ταις συναγωγαίς και εν ταις ρύμαις όπως δοξασθώσιν υπό των ανθρώπων αμήν λέγω υμίν απέχουσι τον μισθόν αυτών
Matthew 6:5
- KJV: And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as the hypocrites for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets that they may be seen of men Verily I say unto you They have their reward
- GK: και όταν προσεύχη ουκ έση ώσπερ οι υποκριταί ότι φιλούσιν εν ταις συναγωγαίς και εν ταις γωνίαις των πλατειών εστώτες προσεύχεσθαι όπως αν φανώσι τοις ανθρώποις αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι απέχουσι τον μισθόν αυτών
Matthew 6:13
- KJV: And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever Amen
- GK: και μη εσενέγκης ημάς εις πειρασμόν αλλά ρύσαι ημάς από του πονηρού ότι σου εστιν η βασιλεία και η δύναμις και η δόξα εις τους αιώνας αμήν
Matthew 6:16
- KJV: Moreover when ye fast be not as the hypocrites of a sad countenance for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast Verily I say unto you They have their reward
- GK: όταν δε νηστεύσητε μη γίνεσθε ώσπερ οι υποκριταί σκυθρωποί αφανίζουσι γαρ τα πρόσωπα αυτών όπως φανώσι τοις ανθρώποις νηστεύοντες αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι απέχουσι τον μισθόν αυτών
Matthew 8:10
- KJV: When Jesus heard he marvelled and said to them that followed Verily I say unto you I have not found so great faith no, not in Israel
- GK: ακούσας δε ο Ιησούς εθαύμασε και είπε τοις ακολουθούσιν αμήν λέγω υμίν ουδέ εν τω Ισραήλ τοσαύτην πίστιν εύρον
Matthew 10:15
- KJV: Verily I say unto you It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment than for that city
- GK: αμήν λέγω υμίν ανεκτότερον έσται γη Σοδόμων και Γομόρρων εν ημέρα κρίσεως η τη πόλει εκείνη
Matthew 10:23
- KJV: But when they persecute you in this city flee ye into another for verily I say unto you Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man be come
- GK: όταν δε διώκωσιν υμάς εν τη πόλει ταύτη φεύγετε εις την άλλην αμήν γαρ λέγω υμίν ου τελέσητε τας πόλεις του Ισραήλ έως αν έλθη ο υιός του ανθρώπου
Matthew 10:42
- KJV: And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold only in the name of a disciple verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward
- GK: και ος εάν ποτίση ένα των μικρών τούτων ποτήριον ψυχρού μόνον εις όνομα μαθητού αμήν λέγω υμίν ου απολέση τον μισθόν αυτού
Matthew 11:11
- KJV: Verily I say unto you Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he
- GK: αμήν λέγω υμίν ουκ εγήγερται εν γεννητοίς γυναικών μείζων Ιωάννου του βαπτιστού ο δε μικρότερος εν τη βασιλεία των ουρανών μείζων αυτού εστιν
Matthew 13:17
- KJV: For verily I say unto you That many prophets and righteous have desired to see which ye see and have not seen and to hear which ye hear and have not heard
- GK: αμήν γαρ λέγω υμίν ότι πολλοί προφήται και δίκαιοι επεθύμησαν ιδείν α βλέπετε και ουκ είδον και ακούσαι α ακούετε και ουκ ήκουσαν
Matthew 16:28
- KJV: Verily I say unto you There be some standing here which shall not taste of death till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom
- GK: αμήν λέγω υμίν εισί τινες των ώδε εστηκότων οίτινες ου γευσόνται θανάτου έως αν ίδωσιν τον υιόν του ανθρώπου ερχόμενον εν τη βασιλεία
Matthew 17:20
- KJV: And Jesus said unto them Because of your unbelief for verily I say unto you If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed ye shall say unto this mountain Remove hence to yonder place and it shall remove and nothing shall be impossible unto you
- GK: ο δε Ιησούς είπεν αυτοίς διά την απιστίαν υμών αμήν γαρ λέγω υμίν εάν έχητε πίστιν ως κόκκον σινάπεως ερείτε τω όρει τούτω μετάβηθι εντεύθεν εκεί και μεταβήσεται και ουδέν αδυνατήσει υμίν
Matthew 18:3
- KJV: And said Verily I say unto you Except ye be converted and become as little children ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven
- GK: και είπεν αμήν λέγω υμίν εάν μη στραφήτε και γένησθε ως τα παιδία ου εισέλθητε εις την βασιλείαν των ουρανών
Matthew 18:13
- KJV: And if so be that he find it verily I say unto you he rejoiceth more of that than of the ninety and nine which went not astray
- GK: και εάν γένηται ευρείν αυτό αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι χαίρει επ΄ αυτώ μάλλον η επί τοις ενενήκοντα εννέα τοις μη πεπλανημένοις
Matthew 18:18
- KJV: Verily I say unto you Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven
- GK: αμήν λέγω υμίν όσα εάν δήσητε επί της γης έσται δεδεμένα εν τω ουρανώ και όσα εάν λύσητε επί της γης έσται λελυμένα εν τω ουρανώ
Matthew 19:23
- KJV: Then said Jesus unto his disciples Verily I say unto you That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven
- GK: ο δε Ιησούς είπεν τοις μαθηταίς αυτού αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι δυσκόλως πλούσιος εισελεύσεται εις την βασιλείαν των ουρανών
Matthew 19:28
- KJV: And Jesus said unto them Verily I say unto you That ye which have followed me in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel
- GK: ο δε Ιησούς είπεν αυτοίς αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι υμείς οι ακολουθήσαντές μοι εν τη παλιγγενεσία όταν καθίση ο υιός του ανθρώπου επί θρόνου δόξης αυτού καθίσεσθε και υμείς επί δώδεκα θρόνους κρίνοντες τας δώδεκα φυλάς του Ισραήλ
Matthew 21:21
- KJV: Jesus answered and said unto them Verily I say unto you If ye have faith and doubt not ye shall not only do this to the fig tree but also if ye shall say unto this mountain Be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea it shall be done
- GK: αποκριθείς δε ο Ιησούς είπεν αυτοίς αμήν λέγω υμίν εάν έχητε πίστιν και μη διακριθήτε ου μόνον το της συκής ποιήσετε αλλά καν τω όρει τούτω είπητε άρθητι και βλήθητι εις την θάλασσαν γενήσεται
Matthew 21:31
- KJV: Whether of them twain did the will of his father They say unto him The first Jesus saith unto them Verily I say unto you That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you
- GK: τις εκ των δύο εποίησε το θέλημα του πατρός λέγουσιν αυτώ ο πρώτος λέγει αυτοίς ο Ιησούς αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι οι τελώναι και αι πόρναι προάγουσιν υμάς εις την βασιλείαν του θεού
Matthew 23:36
- KJV: Verily I say unto you All these things shall come upon this generation
- GK: αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι ήξει πάντα ταύτα επί την γενεάν ταύτην
Matthew 24:2
- KJV: And Jesus said unto them See ye not all these things verily I say unto you There shall not be left here one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down
- GK: ο δε Ιησούς είπεν αυτοίς ου βλέπετε πάντα ταύτα αμήν λέγω υμίν ου αφεθή ώδε λίθος επί λίθον ος ου καταλυθήσεται
Matthew 24:34
- KJV: Verily I say unto you This generation shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled
- GK: αμήν λέγω υμίν ου παρέλθη η γενεά αύτη έως αν πάντα ταύτα γένηται
Matthew 24:47
- KJV: Verily I say unto you That he shall make him ruler over all his goods
- GK: αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι επί πάσι τοις υπάρχουσιν αυτού καταστήσει αυτόν
Matthew 25:12
- KJV: But he answered and said Verily I say unto you I know you not
- GK: ο δε αποκριθείς είπεν αμήν λέγω υμίν ουκ οίδα υμάς
Matthew 25:40
- KJV: And the King shall answer and say unto them Verily I say unto you Inasmuch as ye have done unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have done unto me
- GK: και αποκριθείς ο βασιλεύς ερεί αυτοίς αμήν λέγω υμίν εφ΄ όσον εποιήσατε ενί τούτων των αδελφών μου των ελαχίστων εμοί εποιήσατε
Matthew 25:45
- KJV: Then shall he answer them saying Verily I say unto you Inasmuch as ye did not to one of the least of these ye did not to me
- GK: τότε αποκριθήσεται αυτοίς λέγων αμήν λέγω υμίν εφ όσον ουκ εποιήσατε ενί τούτων των ελαχίστων ουδέ εμοί εποιήσατε
Matthew 26:13
- KJV: Verily I say unto you Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world shall also this, that this woman hath done be told for a memorial of her
- GK: αμήν λέγω υμίν όπου εάν κηρυχθή το ευαγγέλιον τούτο εν όλω τω κόσμω λαληθήσεται και ο εποίησεν αύτη εις μνημόσυνον αυτής
Matthew 26:21
- KJV: And as they did eat he said Verily I say unto you that one of you shall betray me
- GK: και εσθιόντων αυτών είπεν αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι εις εξ υμών παραδώσει με