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μέν

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greekNew TestamentParticle180 occurrences18 books180 verses

Definition

μέν,

conjunctive particle (originally a form of μήν), usually related to a following δέ or other adversative conjunction, and distinguishing the word or clause with which it stands from that which follows.

It is generally untranslatable and is not nearly so frequent in NT as in cl. Like δέ, it never stands first in a clause.

1. Answered by δέ or some other particle: μὲν . . . δέ, indeed . . . but, Matthew 3:11, Luke 3:16, al.; with pronouns, ὃς μὲν . . . ὃς δέ, one . . . another, Matthew 21:35, al.; pl., Philippians 1:16, 17; ὃ μὲν . . . ὃ δὲ . . . ὃ δέ, some . . . some . . . some, Matthew 13:8; τοῦτο μὲν . . . τοῦτο δέ, partly . . . partly, Hebrews 10:33; μὲν . . . ἔπειτα, John 11:6; μὲν . . . καί, Luke 8:5.

2. μέν solitarium, answered by no other particle: πρῶτον μέν (Bl., l.with), Romans 1:8; 3:2, 1 Corinthians 11:18; μὲν οὖν in narrative, summing up what precedes or introducing something further (Bl., §78, 5), so then, rather, nay rather: Luke 11:28 (WH, μενοῦν), Acts 1:6; 9:31, al.; μὲν οὖν γε (Philippians 3:8, WH): see: μενοῦνγε.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μέν:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

180 total
  1. Romans 8:10μὲν
    But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
  2. Romans 8:17μὲν
    And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
  3. Romans 9:21μὲν
    Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?
  4. Romans 10:1μὲν
    Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
  5. Romans 11:13μὲν
    I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
  6. Romans 11:22μὲν
    Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
  7. Romans 11:28μὲν
    Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
  8. Romans 14:2μὲν · For
    For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
  9. Romans 14:5μὲν
    One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
  10. Romans 14:20μὲν
    Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
  11. 1 Corinthians 1:12μέν
    What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
  12. 1 Corinthians 1:18μὲν
    For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
  13. 1 Corinthians 1:23μὲν
    …but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
  14. 1 Corinthians 3:4μέν
    For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
  15. 1 Corinthians 5:3μὲν
    Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
  16. 1 Corinthians 6:4μὲν
    So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?
  17. 1 Corinthians 6:7μὲν
    The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
  18. 1 Corinthians 7:7μὲν
    I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
  19. 1 Corinthians 9:24μὲν
    Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
  20. 1 Corinthians 9:25μὲν
    Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
  21. 1 Corinthians 11:7μὲν
    A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
  22. 1 Corinthians 11:14μὲν
    Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
  23. 1 Corinthians 11:18μὲν
    First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
  24. 1 Corinthians 11:21μὲν · While
    For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
  25. 1 Corinthians 12:8μὲν
    To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
  26. 1 Corinthians 12:20μὲν
    As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
  27. 1 Corinthians 12:28μὲν
    And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
  28. 1 Corinthians 14:17μὲν
    You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.
  29. 1 Corinthians 15:39μὲν
    Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.
  30. 1 Corinthians 15:40μὲν
    There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.
  31. 2 Corinthians 2:16μὲν · [we are]
    To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
  32. 2 Corinthians 8:17μὲν · not only
    For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
  33. 2 Corinthians 9:1μὲν
    Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.
  34. 2 Corinthians 10:1μὲν
    Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
  35. 2 Corinthians 10:10μέν
    For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
  36. 2 Corinthians 11:4μὲν
    For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.
  37. 2 Corinthians 12:1μέν
    I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
  38. 2 Corinthians 12:12μὲν · true
    The marks of a true apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.
  39. Galatians 4:8μὲν
    Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
  40. Galatians 4:23μὲν
    His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
  41. Galatians 4:24μὲν
    These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
  42. Ephesians 4:11μὲν
    And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
  43. Philippians 1:15μὲν · It is true that
    It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
  44. Philippians 1:16μὲν · do so
    The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
  45. Philippians 2:23μὲν
    So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
  46. Philippians 3:1μὲν · again
    Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
  47. Philippians 3:8μὲν‿
    More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
  48. Philippians 3:13μὲν
    Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
  49. Colossians 2:23μὲν · indeed
    Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
  50. 1 Thessalonians 2:18μὲν · indeed
    For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us.