conjunction
men
Strong’sG3303
truly, indeed
stem men-178 times in the New Testamentin 18 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
μέν is a small connecting particle, not a word with a self-standing meaning of its own, whose main job is to link or balance a clause or word with something that follows 1. It regularly pairs with a following δέ or similar word, marking the first part of a contrast or list, in the pattern "on the one hand... on the other" 13; depending on context English versions render this as "one... another," "some... some... some," "partly... partly," or simply "indeed... but" 1. Because English has no exact equivalent, μέν is very often left untranslated, and it is used far less in the New Testament than in classical Greek; like δέ, it never comes first in its clause 1.
μέν can also stand alone, with no answering δέ or other word following, simply to affirm or emphasize what is said, giving a sense of certainty or concession — "indeed," "truly," "in fact," "even," "so," "verily" 1234. In this standalone use it can also mark the first item of a list ("first of all") without any matching second particle 1.
The combination μὲν οὖν is a set idiom used in narrative to sum up what has gone before or to move the story forward, meaning "so then," or, when correcting or sharpening a previous statement, "rather" or "nay rather" 13.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
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.G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3303 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmen
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (this one, the former, etc.)
Froma primary particle;
King Jameseven, indeed, so, some, truly, verily.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Particle, used partly to express certainty on the part of the speaker or writer; partly, and more commonly, to point out that the word or clause with which it stands is correlative to another word or clause that is to follow, the latter word or clause being introduced by δέ.
A
A.I μέν used absolutely to express certainty, not followed by correlative δέ, indeed, of a truth, synonymous with μήν, as appears from the Epic dialect and Ionic dialect form ἦ μέν in protestations and oaths (where Attic dialect used ἦ μήν), καί μοι ὄμοσσον, ἦ μ. μοι πρόφρων ἔπεσιν καὶ χερσὶν ἀρήξειν Refs 8th c.BC+: also in Trag., ἀκτὴ μὲν ἥδε τῆς περιρρύτου χθονός Refs 8th c.BC+; γε μέν, compare γε Refs
A.I.2 an answering clause with δέ is sometimes implied, τὴν μὲν ἐγὼ σπουδῇ δάμνημ᾽ ἐπέεσσι her can I hardly subdue, [but all others easily], Refs 8th c.BC+; ὡς μὲν λέγουσι as indeed they say, [but as I believe not], Refs 5th c.BC+; καὶ πρῶτον μὲν ἦν αὐτῷ πόλεμος (with no ἔπειτα δέ to follow), Refs 5th c.BC+; so νῦν μέν σ᾽ ἀφήσω I will let you go this time, Refs 3rd c.BC+: to give force to assertions made by a person respecting himself, wherein opposition to other persons is implied, ὡς μὲν ἐμῷ θυμῷ δοκεῖ Refs 8th c.BC+; δοκεῖν μέν μοι ἥξει τήμερον [τὸ πλοῖον] Refs 5th c.BC+: hence with the person pronoun, ἐγὼ μέν νυν θεοῖσι ἔχω χάριν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐγὼ μὲν οὐδέν (i.e. θέλω) Refs 5th c.BC+: with the demonstrative pronoun, τούτου μὲν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐγὼ σοφώτερός εἰμι Refs 5th c.BC+ great indeed has been the change, Refs 4th c.BC+
A.I.3 μέν is used alone in questions, when the answer is assumed, I take it, θέμις μὲν ἡμᾶς χρησμὸν εἰδέναι θεο; Refs 5th c.BC+; Ἕλλην μέν ἐστι καὶ Ἑλληνίζε; Refs 5th c.BC+
A.II μέν followed by δέ in the correlative clause or clauses, on the one hand, on the other hand; commonly in Classical Gr., less frequently in later Gr. (rare in NT
A.II.1 μέν.., δέ.. (or when the correlative clause is negative, μέν.., οὐδέ.., Refs 8th c.BC+, to mark opposition, Refs 8th c.BC+—The opposed clauses commonly stand together, but are frequently separated by clauses, parenthetic or explanatory; e.g. μέν in Refs 8th c.BC+; in Refs 5th c.BC+ in <Refs
A.II.2 to connect a series of clauses containing different matter, though with no opposition, Refs 8th c.BC+; τότε μέν.., τότε δέ.., at one time.., at another.., Refs ὁ μέν.., ὁ δέ..; τὸ μέν.., τὸ δέ.., etc.
A.II.3 the principal word is frequently repeated, οἳ περὶ μὲν βουλὴν Δαναῶν, περὶ δ᾽ ἐστὲ μάχεσθαι Refs 8th c.BC+; χαλεπαίνει μὲν πρῳρεύς, χαλεπαίνει δὲ κυβερνήτης Refs 5th c.BC+
A.II.4 one of the correlative clauses is sometimes independent, while the other takes the participle or some other dependent form, ἐβλασφήμει κατ᾽ ἐμοῦ.., μάρτυρα μὲν.. οὐδένα παρασχόμενος.., παρεκελεύετο δέ.. Refs 5th c.BC+ b.
A.II.5 μέν and δέ frequently oppose two clauses, whereof one is subordinate to the other in meaning or emphasis, Refs 5th c.BC+: so in an anacoluthon, Refs 8th c.BC+
A.II.6 μέν is not always answered by δέ, but frequently by other equivalent Particles, as ἀλλά, Refs 8th c.BC+] in Epic dialect, Refs 8th c.BC+; πρῶτον μέν.., μετὰ τοῦτο.. Refs 5th c.BC+; μάλιστα μὲν δὴ.., ἔπειτα μέντοι.. Refs 5th c.BC+ —rarely by μήν with negative, οὐδὲν μὴν κωλύει Refs 5th c.BC+
A.II.6.b when the opposition is emphatic, δέ is sometimes strengthened, as ὅμως δέ.. Refs 5th c.BC+; δ᾽ αὖ.. Refs 8th c.BC+; δ᾽ ἔμπης.. Refs 8th c.BC+
A.II.6.c μέν is sometimes answered by a copulative Particle, κάρτιστοι μὲν ἔσαν καὶ καρτίστοις ἐμάχοντοRefs 8th c.BC+, etc.: rarely in Prose, τρία μὲν ἔτη ἀντεῖχον.., καὶ οὐ πρότερον ἐνέδοσαν Refs 5th c.BC+
B μέν before other Particles:
B.I where each Particle retains its force,
B.I.1 μὲν ἄρα, in Refs 8th c.BC+
B.I.2 μὲν γάρ Refs 8th c.BC+ there is frequently no second clause, Refs 8th c.BC+
B.I.3 μέν γε, when a general statement is explained in detail, Κορινθίοις μέν γε ἔνσπονδοί ἐστε Refs 5th c.BC+
B.I.4 μὲν δή Refs 8th c.BC+: frequently used to express positive certainty, ἀλλ᾽ οἶσθα μὲν δή Refs 5th c.BC+; especially as a conclusion, τοῦτο μὲν δὴ.. ὁμολογεῖται Refs 5th c.BC+: in closing a statement, τοιαῦτα μὲν δὴ ταῦτα Refs 8th c.BC+; οὐ μὲν δή, to deny positively, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀλλ᾽ οὔ τι μὲν δή.. Refs 5th c.BC+
B.I.5 μὲν οὖν, see below 11.2.
B.II where the Particles combine so as to form a new sense,
B.II.1 μέν γε at all events, at any rate (not in Trag.), τοῦτο μέν γ᾽ ἤδη σαφές Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.2 μὲν οὖν is frequently used with a corresponding δέ, so that each Particle retains its force, Refs 8th c.BC+: but frequently also absolutely, so then, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially in replies, sometimes in strong affirmation, παντάπασι μὲν οὖν Refs 5th c.BC+; also to substitute a new statement so as to correct a preceding statement, nay rather, κακοδαίμω; Answ. βαρυδαίμων μὲν οὖν! Refs 5th c.BC+; μου πρὸς τὴν κεφαλὴν ἀποψῶ wipe your nose on my head: Answ. ἐμοῦ μὲν οὖν.. nay on mine, Refs 5th c.BC+; compare οὐμενοῦν: in “NT” μενοῦν and μενοῦνγε", to begin a sentence, yea rather, NT+5th c.BC+
B.II.3 by μέν τε, if δέ τε follows, the two clauses are more closely combined than by τε.., τε.., Refs 8th c.BC+; by ἀλλά, αὐτάρ,Refs 8th c.BC+; perhaps by ἠδέ, Refs 8th c.BC+ absolutely, when τε loses its force, as after ἦ, τίς, etc., Refs 8th c.BC+
B.II.4 μέν τοι in Refs 8th c.BC+ always occurs in speeches, where τοι can be regarded as the dative of the pronoun: later, μέντοι is written as a single word, and is used:
B.II.4.a with a conjunctive force, yet, nevertheless, Refs 5th c.BC+; and sometimes stands for δέ, answering to μέν, see above Refs 4th c.BC+
B.II.4.b as an adverb, in strong protestations, οὐ μέντοι μὰ ΔίαRefs 4th c.BC+; in eager or positive assent, of course, φαμέν τι εἶναι..; Answ. φαμὲν μέντοι νὴ Δία Refs 5th c.BC+; why, are you not.. ? Refs; τί μ. πρῶτον ἦν, τί πρῶτον ἦ; nay what was the first? Refs 5th c.BC+; σὺ μέντοι.. Refs 2nd c.AD+ only take heed.., Refs 5th c.BC+ nay it would be absurd, Refs 5th c.BC+; summing up a long temporal clause, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.4.c μέντοι γε Refs 5th c.BC+ stands first in the sentence, μ. οὐ θέλω Refs 1st c.AD+; also γε μέντοι Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.4.d καὶ μ. καί is used to add a point to be noted, Refs 5th c.BC+; also καί.. μ., νῦν σοι καιρός ἐστιν ἐπιδείξασθαι τὴν παιδείαν, καὶ φυλάξασθαι μέντοι.. and of course to take care.., Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.4.e ἀλλὰ μέντοι well, if it comes to that, Refs 5th c.BC+; well, of course, Refs 5th c.BC+; compare μέντον.
C for μέν after other Particles, see each Particle.
D Position of μέν. Like δέ, it usually stands as the second word in a sentence. But when a sentence begins with words common to its subordinate clauses, μέν stands second in the first of these clauses, as ἥδε γὰρ γυνὴ δούλη μέν, εἴρηκεν δ᾽ ἐλεύθερον λόγον Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἐτάξαντο μέν.., ἡσύχαζον δέ.. Refs 5th c.BC+, even when these do not stand first: sometimes however it precedes them, ὡς μὲν ἐγὼ οἶμαι Refs 5th c.BC+. It generally stands between the Article and Noun, or the preposition and its Case: but if special stress is laid on the Noun, this is sometimes neglected, as οἱ Τεγεᾶται μὲν ἐπηυλίσαντο, Μαντινῆς δὲ ἀπεχώρησαν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀνὰ τὸ σκοτεινὸν μέν.. Refs 5th c.BC+.
D.II μέν is frequently repeated:
D.II.1 when, besides the opposition of two main clauses, a subordinate opposition is introduced into the first, ὁ μὲν ἀνὴρ τοιαῦτα μὲν πεποίηκε τοιαῦτα δὲ λέγει, ὑμῶν δέ.. Refs 5th c.BC+
D.II.2 in apodosi with the demonstrative pronoun or adverb, τὸν μὲν καλέουσι θέρος, τοῦτον μὲν προσκυνέουσι, τὸν δὲ χειμῶναRefs 5th c.BC+; ὅτε μέν με οἱ ἄρχοντες ἔταττον.., τότε μὲν ἔμενον.., τοῦ δὲ θεοῦ τάττοντος,.. ἐνταῦθα δέ.. Refs 5th c.BC+
D.II.3 μέν used absolutely is frequently followed by a correlative μέν, εἰ μὲν οὖν ἡμεῖς μὲν.. ποιοῦμεν Refs
D.III μέν is sometimes omitted (especially in Poetry) where it is implied in the following δέ, φεύγων, ὁ δ᾽ ὄπισθε διώκων Refs 8th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
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Matthew 3:11“indeed”Mis men vin baptizamō en hude eis metanoian; …I baptize you with water for repentance, but after …
Matthew 9:37“truly”tote legatō toi mathētoi autou; Tos men therismos pollos, tois de ergatois oligois;Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
Matthew 10:13“indeed”kai ean men ateiō tas oikias axias, erchatar tas …If the home is worthy, let your …
Matthew 13:4“some”kai en te sperarō auton heim men piptata para tan hodan, kai ercharanteim …And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured …
Matthew 13:8“*”… tan kalan kai dōate karpon, hem men hekaton hem de hexēkonta hem de …… fell on good soil and produced a crop — a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or …
Matthew 13:23“*”… hos dē karpoforatō kai poiatō hem men hekaton hem de hexēkonta hem de …… the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop — a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or …
Matthew 13:32“indeed”hem mikroterem men atō panteiu teiu spermeiu, hotan de …Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it …
Matthew 16:3… purrazatō gar stugnazarōntos tos ouranos. tem men prosōpem tou ouranou gnōskavō diakrinarō, teim …… be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of …
Matthew 16:14tois de legala; Tois men Iōannon ton baptiston, allosois de Ēliaon, …They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still …
Matthew 17:11tos de apokrinirantos legata; Ēliaos men erchotō kai apokatastēati panteim;Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all …
Matthew 20:23legatō autoi; Tem men potēriem mu pinevi, tem de kathizara …“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But …
Matthew 21:35“and”… tois geōrgois toin douloin autou hon men derala, hon de apoktenala, hon de …But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a …
Matthew 22:5“*”tois de amelarantois aperchala, hos men eis ton idion agron, hos de …But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his …
Matthew 22:8tote legatō toi douloi autou; Tos men gamos hetoimos atō, tois de kalorēntois …Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not …
Matthew 23:27“indeed”… hoti paromoiazavō tafoi koniorēntoi, hotinois exōthen men fanolō hōraiois esōthen de gemalō osteiu …… You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every …
Matthew 23:28“indeed”houtōs kai vis exōthen men fanovō toi anthrōpoi dikaiois, esōthen de …… the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are …
Matthew 25:15“*”kai ho men dōata pente talanteim ho de duo …… one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent — each according to his own ability. And he went …
Matthew 25:33kai stēati teim men probateim ek dexeiu autou teim de …… will place the sheep on His right and the goats on …
Matthew 26:24“indeed”tos men huios tou anthrōpou hupagatō kathōs grafotē …The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him …
Matthew 26:41“indeed”… hina mē eiserchaveia eis peirasmon; tem men pneumem prothumem tas de sarkas asthenas.… pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Mark 4:4“some”kai geneta en te sperarō hem men piptata para tan hodan, kai erchata …And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured …
Mark 12:5“whom”… kakeinon apoktenala, kai polloin allosoin, hoin men derarōntois hoin de apoktenarōntois.… one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.
Mark 14:21hoti tos men huios tou anthrōpou hupagatō kathōs grafotē …The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if …
Mark 14:38“indeed”… hina mē erchaveia eis peirasmon; tem men pneumem prothumem tas de sarkas asthenas.… pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Mark 16:19“so”Tos men oun kurios Iēsus meta tem lalara …After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them …
Luke 3:16“indeed”apokrineta legarōntos pantoi tos Iōannos; Mis men hude baptizamō vin; erchotō de tos …John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful …
Luke 3:18Polleim men oun kai hetereim parakalarōntos euangelizote ton …With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.
Luke 8:5“some”… kai en te sperarō auton hem men piptata para tan hodan, kai katapatita …… his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured …
Luke 10:2“truly”legate de pros autoin; Tos men therismos pollos, tois de ergatois oligois; …And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the …
Luke 11:48“indeed”… ergei toiu patroiu vu, hoti autois men apoktenala autoin vis de oikodomavō.… to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
Luke 13:9“indeed”kan men poiateia karpon eis tem mellarōntem ei …If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you …
Luke 22:22“truly”hoti tos huios men tou anthrōpou kata tem horizorēntem poreuotō, …Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe …
Luke 23:33“*”… staurala auton kai toin kakourgoin, hon men ek dexeiu hon de ek aristereiu.… Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
Luke 23:41“indeed”kai nis men dikaiōs, axieim gar heiu prassana apolabanō; …We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this …
Luke 23:56… hetoimazala arōmeim kai mureim. Kai tem men sabbatem hēsuchazala kata tan entolan,… to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
John 7:12“some”… ate pollos en toi ochloi; tois men legale hoti Agathos atō, allosois de …Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No …
John 10:41“though”… pros auton kai legale hoti Iōannos men sēmem poiata oudenem, panteim de hoseim …Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said …
John 16:9peri hamartau men, hoti ouk pisteualō eis min;… regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;
John 16:22kai vis oun nun men lupan echavō; palin de horemi vin, …So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your …
John 19:24… ton himatismon mu balala klēron. Tois men oun stratiōtois houteim poiala.… them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
John 19:32erchala oun tois stratiōtois, kai tou men prōtou kateagala teim skeleim kai tou …So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.
John 20:30“truly”Polleim men oun kai alloseim sēmeim poiata tos …Jesus performed many other signs in the …
Acts 1:5“truly”hoti Iōannos men baptizata hude, vis de en pneume …For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 1:6Tois men oun sunercharantois erōtale auton legarōntois; Kurior, …So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You …
Acts 1:18Houtos men oun kteta chōriem ek misthou tau …(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he …
Acts 2:41“so”tois men oun apodecherantois ton logon autou baptizila, …Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that …
Acts 3:22“truly”Mōusos men legata hoti Profēton vi anastēati kurios …For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me …
Acts 4:16“indeed”… Tinem poianeia toi anthrōpoi houtoi? hoti men gar gnōstem sēmem genatē dia autoiu …“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we …
Acts 9:7… tois sunodeuarōntois auto stēalelē eneois, akouarōntois men tau fōnau mēdenon de theōrarōntois.The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not …
Acts 9:31“meanwhile”Tas men oun ekklēsas kata holau tau Ioudaiau …Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and …
Acts 11:16“indeed”… rēmeu tou kuriou hōs legate; Iōannos men baptizata hude, vis de baptizivi en …… remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy …
Acts 12:5tos men oun Petros tērote en ta fulaka; …So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was …
Acts 13:4Autois men oun ekpempirantois hupo teu hagieu pneumeu …So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down …
Acts 13:36David men gar idia genea hupēretarantos ta tou …For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell …
Acts 14:3hikanon men oun chronon diatribala parrēsiazorōntois epi to …So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who …
Acts 14:4“some”… tem plēthem tau polau, kai tois men ale sun toi Ioudaioi tois de …The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with …
Acts 16:5tais men oun ekklēsais stereoole ta pistia kai …So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily …
Acts 17:12pollois men oun ek autoiu pisteuala, kai taiu …… a result, many of them believed, along with …
Acts 17:17dialegote men oun en ta sunagōga toi Ioudaioi …So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing …
Acts 17:32Akouarantois de anastasian nekroiu tois men chleuazale tois de legala Akoueni su …… about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others …
Acts 18:14… tos Galliōnos pros toin Ioudaioin; Ei men ate adikēmem tinem ē radiourgēmem ponērem, …… was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews …
Acts 19:32allosois men oun allosem tinem krazale, ate gar …Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some …
Acts 19:38ei men oun Dēmētrios kai tois sun auto …So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen …
Acts 21:39legata de tos Paulos; Mis anthrōpos men amō Ioudaios, Tarsevos tau Kilikiau, ouk …But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city …
Acts 22:9“indeed”tois de sun mi arōntois tem men fōtem theasela tan de fōnan ouk …My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the …
Acts 23:8Saddoukaiois men gar legalō mē arō anastasian mēte …For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels …
Acts 23:22tos men oun chiliarchos apoluata ton neaniskon parangelarantos …So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed …
Acts 23:31Tois men oun stratiōtois kata tem diatassorēntem autoi …So the soldiers followed their orders and brought …
Acts 25:4tos men oun Fēstos apokrinita tērorō ton Paulon …But Festus replied, “Paul is being …
Acts 25:11ei men oun adikamō kai axiem thanatou prassamē …If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do …
Acts 26:4“so”Tan men oun biōsian mu tan ek neotau …Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from my earliest childhood …
Acts 26:9“indeed”Mis men oun dokama miauto pros tem onomem …So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus …
Acts 27:21… Paulos en mese autoiu legata; Date men, ō androir, peitharcharantoin mi mē anagorō …… without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail …
Acts 27:41“*”… dithalasson epikellala tan nauan, kai tas men prōras ereidarantas menata asaleutas, tas de …But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was …
Acts 27:44“*”kai toin loipoin hoin men epi saniai hoin de epi tineiu …The rest were to follow on planks and various parts …
Acts 28:5tos men oun apotinassarantos tem thērem eis tem …… Paul shook the creature off into the fire and …
Acts 28:24“some”kai tois men peithole tei legorōntei tois de apistale,Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to …
Romans 1:8Prōtem men eucharistamō to theo mu dia Iēsu …First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for …
Mark 9:12tos de fēate autoi; Ēliaos men ercharantos prōtem apokatastēatō panteim, kai pōs …He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all …
John 11:6hōs oun akouata hoti asthenatō, tote men menata en ho ate topo duo …So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,
Acts 1:1“(indeed)”Ton men prōton logon poiema peri panteiu, ō …In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus …
Acts 3:13… ton paidon autou Iēsun, hon vis men paradōava kai arneva kata prosōpem Pilatou, …… has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though …
Acts 3:21hon datō ouranon men dechera achri chronoiu apokatastasiau panteiu heiu …Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced …
Acts 5:41tois men oun poreuole chairarōntois apo prosōpeu teu …… apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been …
Acts 8:4Tois men oun diasparirantois dierchala euangelizorōntois ton logon.Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they …
Acts 8:25Tois men oun diamarturerantois kai lalarantois ton logon …… John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to …
Acts 11:19“so”Tois men oun diasparirantois apo tau thlipsiau tau …Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began …
Acts 15:3tois men oun propempirantois hupo tau ekklēsau dierchole …Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and …
Acts 15:30Tois men oun apoluirantois katerchala eis Antiocheian, kai …So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the …
Acts 17:30“truly”toin men oun chronoin tau agnoiau huperorarantos tos …Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now …
Acts 23:18tos men oun paralabarantos auton agata pros ton …So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something …
Acts 28:22… para su akouara heim fronasō, peri men gar tau hairesiau houtau gnōstem ni …… consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
Romans 3:2“indeed”pollem kata panton tropon. prōtem men gar hoti pisteuila teim logieim tou …Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words …
Romans 11:13“then”… de legamō tei ethnei. epi hosem men oun amō mis ethneiu apostolos, tan …I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify …
1 Corinthians 5:3“though”Mis men gar, apeiarōntos te sōme pareiarōntos de …Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you …
1 Corinthians 6:4“truly”biōtikeim men oun kritērieim ean echaveiō, toin exouthenorēntoin …So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the …
1 Corinthians 12:28kai hoin men titheta tos theos en ta ekklēsa …And in the church God has appointed first of …
2 Corinthians 12:12teim men sēmeim tou apostolou katergazita en vi …The marks of a true apostle — signs, wonders, and miracles — were …
Colossians 2:23hotineim atō logon men echarōnteim sofiau en ethelothrēskia kai tapeinofrosuna …Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with …
1 Thessalonians 2:18“certainly”dioti thelana erchara pros vin, mis men Paulos kai hapax kai dis, kai …For we wanted to come to you — indeed I, Paul, tried again and again — but Satan obstructed …