For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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μέν
Vocabulary form:
mevn
Definition:
on the one hand, indeed
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
179
GK:
3525
Mnemonics:
Men's hands
Notes:
Postpositive. Sometimes this word is untranslatable. It can occur as a correlative conjunction with dev. In this case you can translate mevn ... dev as "on the one hand ... but on the other."
Biblical Concordance
| Acts 3:21 | whom heaven must receive until the time of restoration of all things, which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago. |
| Acts 3:22 | Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet from among your brothers, as he raised me. You must obey him in all things whatsoever he speaks to you. |
| Acts 4:16 | saying, “What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been done through them is evident to all who live in Jerusalem, and we are unable to deny it. |
| Acts 5:41 | So (men | μέν | particle) then they went rejoicing from the presence of the council, because they had been considered worthy to suffer indignity on behalf of the name. |
| Acts 8:4 | Now those who were scattered went from place to place preaching the word. |
| Acts 8:25 | Now after solemnly testifying and speaking the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. |
| Acts 9:7 | The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. |
| Acts 9:31 | So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace; being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in number. |
| Acts 11:16 | And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed (men | μέν | particle) baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ |
| Acts 11:19 | Now those who were scattered because of the persecution, which came to pass over Stephen, made their way as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews only. |
| Acts 12:5 | So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was made earnestly to God for him by the church. |
| Acts 13:4 | So they, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. |
| Acts 13:36 | For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption, |
| Acts 14:3 | So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out boldly about the Lord, who witnessed to the message of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands. |
| Acts 14:4 | But the people of the city were divided; while some sided with the Jews, others sided with the apostles. |
| Acts 15:3 | So being sent on their way by the church, they went through both Phoenicia and Samaria, narrating in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers. |
| Acts 15:30 | So they were sent off and went down to Antioch, and gathering the entire group together, they delivered the letter. |
| Acts 16:5 | So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in number daily. |
| Acts 17:12 | So many of them believed, with not a few prominent Greek women and men. |
| Acts 17:17 | So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the worshippers, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. |
| Acts 17:30 | So then, God overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he orders men to repent, all of them in all places, |
| Acts 17:32 | Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, but others said, “We will hear you again about this.” |
| Acts 18:14 | But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or a serious piece of villainy, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you. |
| Acts 19:15 | But the evil spirit answering said to them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” |
| Acts 19:32 | So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had assembled. |
| Acts 19:38 | If then Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another there. |
| Acts 21:39 | But Paul replied, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, let me speak to the people.” |
| Acts 22:9 | Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me. |
| Acts 23:8 | (For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel nor spirit, but the Pharisees confess them all.) |
| Acts 23:18 | So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you.” |
| Acts 23:22 | So the commanding officer dismissed the young man, charging him to tell no one that you have reported these things to me.” |
| Acts 23:31 | So the soldiers, according to the directions given to them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. |
| Acts 25:4 | So then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea but that he himself intended to go there shortly. |
| Acts 25:11 | If then I am a wrongdoer and have done anything worthy of death, I am not trying to escape death; but if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one has a right to turn me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.” |
| Acts 26:4 | All the Jews know my manner of life from my youth, which from the beginning was spent among my own people in Jerusalem, |
| Acts 26:9 | I thought to myself that I ought to do many deeds hostile to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. |
| Acts 27:21 | Since they had long been without food, Paul stood up in their midst and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice and not set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss. |
| Acts 27:41 | But caught in some crosscurrents, they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the force of the waves. |
| Acts 27:44 | and the rest, some on planks and others on pieces of the ship. And so it came about that all escaped safely to the land. |
| Acts 28:5 | But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm. |
| Acts 28:22 | But we desire to hear from you what you think, for with regard to this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.” |
| Acts 28:24 | saying, some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe. |
| Romans 1:8 | First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. |
| Romans 2:7 | to those who by patiently doing good works seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; |
| Romans 2:25 | to (men | μέν | particle) be (men | μέν | particle) sure (men | μέν | particle), circumcision is of value if you practice the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. |
| Romans 3:2 | Much in every way. first of all, they were entrusted with the oracles of God. |
| Romans 5:16 | And the gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin; for the judgment following the one transgression led to condemnation, but the free gift following the many transgressions led to justification. |
| Romans 6:11 | So you too consider yourselves to be dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. |
| Romans 7:12 | So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. |
| Romans 7:25 | Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. |
Mnemonics
"indeed", most μέν wear
"indeed", most μέν wear watches "on the one hand"