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, Mat.3:11, Luk.3:16, al.; with pronouns, ὃς μὲν . . . ὃς δέ, one . . . another, Mat.21:35, al.; pl., Php.1:16, 17; ὃ μὲν . . . ὃ δὲ . . . ὃ δέ, some . . . some . . . some, Mat.13:8; τοῦτο μὲν . . . τοῦτο δέ, partly . . . partly, Heb.10:33; μὲν . . . ἔπειτα, Jhn.11:6; μὲν . . . καί, Luk.8:5. 2. μέν solitarium, answered by no other particle: πρῶτον μέν (Bl., l.with), Rom.1:8 3:2, 1Co.11:18; μὲν οὖν in narrative, summing up what precedes or introducing something further (Bl., §78, 5), so then, rather, nay rather: Luk.11:28 (WH, μενοῦν), Act.1:6 9:31, al.; μὲν οὖν γε (Php.3:8, WH): see: μενοῦνγε. (AS)
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G3303 — μέν
men · on the other hand · Greek
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Matthew 3:11 · μὲν‘I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,Matthew 9:37 · μὲνthen saith he to his disciples, ‘The harvest indeed is abundant, but the workmen few;Matthew 10:13 · μὲνand if indeed the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; and if it be not worthy, let your peace turn back to you.Matthew 13:4 · μὲνand in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,Matthew 13:8 · μὲνand others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.Matthew 13:23 · μὲν‘And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.’Matthew 13:32 · μένwhich less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.’Matthew 16:3 · μὲνand at morning, Foul weather to-day, for the heaven is red—gloomy; hypocrites, the face of the heavens indeed ye do know to discern, but the signs of the times ye are not able!Matthew 16:14 · μέν·and they said, ‘Some, John the Baptist, and others, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.’Matthew 17:11 · μὲνAnd Jesus answering said to them, ‘Elijah doth indeed come first, and shall restore all things,Matthew 20:23 · μὲνAnd he saith to them, ‘Of my cup indeed ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with ye shall be baptized; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but—to those for whom it hath been prepared by my father.’Matthew 21:35 · μὲνand the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.Matthew 22:5 · μὲνand they, having disregarded it, went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise;Matthew 22:8 · μὲνthen saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,Matthew 23:27 · μὲν‘Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like to whitewashed sepulchres, which outwardly indeed do appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness;Matthew 23:28 · μὲνso also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.Matthew 25:15 · μὲνand to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.Matthew 25:33 · μὲνand he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the left.Matthew 26:24 · μὲνthe Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up! good it were for him if that man had not been born.’Matthew 26:41 · μὲνwatch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.’Mark 4:4 · μὲνand it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;Mark 9:12 · μὲνAnd he answering said to them, ‘Elijah indeed, having come first, doth restore all things; and how hath it been written concerning the Son of Man, that many things he may suffer, and be set at nought?Mark 12:5 · μὲν‘And again he sent another, and that one they killed; and many others, some beating, and some killing.Mark 14:21 · μὲνthe Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up; good were it to him if that man had not been born.’Mark 14:38 · μὲνWatch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.’Luke 3:16 · μὲνJohn answered, saying to all, ‘I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals—he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;Luke 3:18 · μὲνAnd, therefore, indeed with many other things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good news to the people,Luke 8:5 · μὲν‘The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.Luke 10:2 · μὲνthen said he unto them, ‘The harvest indeed is abundant, but the workmen few; beseech ye then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.Luke 11:48 · μὲνThen do ye testify, and are well pleased with the works of your fathers, because they indeed killed them, and ye do build their tombs;Luke 13:9 · μὲνand if indeed it may bear fruit—;and if not so, thereafter thou shalt cut it off.’Luke 22:22 · μὲνand indeed the Son of Man doth go according to what hath been determined; but woe to that man through whom he is being delivered up.’Luke 23:33 · μὲνand when they came to the place that is called Skull, there they crucified him and the evil-doers, one on the right hand and one on the left.Luke 23:41 · μὲνand we indeed righteously, for things worthy of what we did we receive back, but this one did nothing out of place;’Luke 23:56 · μὲνand having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.John 7:12 · μὲνand there was much murmuring about him among the multitudes, some indeed said—‘He is good;’ and others said, ‘No, but he leadeth astray the multitude;’John 10:41 · μὲνand many came unto him, and said—‘John, indeed, did no sign, and all things, as many as John said about this one were true;’John 11:6 · μὲνwhen, therefore, he heard that he is ailing, then indeed he remained in the place in which he was two days,John 16:9 · μέν,concerning sin indeed, because they do not believe in me;John 16:22 · μὲν‘And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,John 19:24 · μὲνthey said, therefore, to one another, ‘We may not rend it, but cast a lot for it, whose it shall be;’ that the Writing might be fulfilled, that is saying, ‘They divided my garments to themselves, and upon my raiment they did cast a lot;’ the soldiers, therefore, indeed, did these things.John 19:32 · μὲνThe soldiers, therefore, came, and of the first indeed they did break the legs, and of the other who was crucified with him,John 20:30 · μὲνMany indeed, therefore, other signs also did Jesus before his disciples, that are not written in this book;Acts 1:1 · μὲνThe former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,Acts 1:5 · μὲνbecause John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit—after not many days.’Acts 1:6 · μὲνThey, therefore, indeed, having come together, were questioning him, saying, ‘Lord, dost thou at this time restore the reign to Israel?’Acts 1:18 · μὲνthis one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth,Acts 2:41 · μὲνthen those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,Acts 3:13 · μὲνThe God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, did glorify His child Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, he having given judgment to release him,Acts 3:21 · μὲνwhom it behoveth heaven, indeed, to receive till times of a restitution of all things, of which God spake through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the age.Acts 3:22 · μὲν‘For Moses, indeed, unto the fathers said—A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me; him shall ye hear in all things, as many as he may speak unto you;Acts 4:16 · μὲνsaying, ‘What shall we do to these men? because that, indeed, a notable sign hath been done through them, to all those dwelling in Jerusalem is manifest, and we are not able to deny it;Acts 5:41 · μὲνthey, indeed, then, departed from the presence of the sanhedrim, rejoicing that for his name they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour,Acts 8:4 · μὲνthey then indeed, having been scattered, went abroad proclaiming good news—the word.Acts 8:25 · μὲνThey indeed, therefore, having testified fully, and spoken the word of the Lord, did turn back to Jerusalem; in many villages also of the Samaritans they did proclaim good news.Acts 9:7 · μὲνAnd the men who are journeying with him stood speechless, hearing indeed the voice but seeing no one,Acts 9:31 · μὲνThen, indeed, the assemblies throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and, going on in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.Acts 11:16 · μὲνand I remembered the saying of the Lord, how he said, John indeed did baptize with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit;Acts 11:19 · μὲνThose, indeed, therefore, having been scattered abroad, from the tribulation that came after Stephen, went through unto Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none except to Jews only;Acts 12:5 · μὲνPeter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,Acts 13:4 · μὲνThese, indeed, then, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, thence also they sailed to Cyprus,Acts 13:36 · μὲνfor David, indeed, his own generation having served by the will of God, did fall asleep, and was added unto his fathers, and saw corruption,Acts 14:3 · μὲνlong time, indeed, therefore, did they abide speaking boldly in the Lord, who is testifying to the word of His grace, and granting signs and wonders to come to pass through their hands.Acts 14:4 · μὲνAnd the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles,Acts 15:3 · μὲνthey indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brethren.Acts 15:30 · μὲνThey then, indeed, having been let go, went to Antioch, and having brought the multitude together, did deliver the epistle,Acts 16:5 · μὲνthen, indeed, were the assemblies established in the faith, and were abounding in number every day;Acts 17:12 · μὲνmany, indeed, therefore, of them did believe, and of the honourable Greek women and men not a few.Acts 17:17 · μὲνtherefore, indeed, he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the worshipping persons, and in the market-place every day with those who met with him.Acts 17:30 · μὲνthe times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,Acts 17:32 · μὲνAnd having heard of a rising again of the dead, some, indeed, were mocking, but others said, ‘We will hear thee again concerning this;’Acts 18:14 · μὲνand Paul being about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, ‘If, indeed, then, it was anything unrighteous, or an act of wicked profligacy, O Jews, according to reason I had borne with you,Acts 19:32 · μὲνSome indeed, therefore, were calling out one thing, and some another, for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come together;Acts 19:38 · μὲνif indeed, therefore, Demetrius and the artificers with him with any one have a matter, court days are held, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.Acts 21:39 · μένAnd Paul said, ‘I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, of Tarsus of Cilicia, of no mean city a citizen; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.’Acts 22:9 · μὲνand they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me—Acts 23:8 · μὲνfor Sadducees, indeed, say there is no rising again, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both.Acts 23:18 · μὲνHe indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, ‘The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked me this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.’Acts 23:22 · μὲνThe chief captain, then, indeed, let the young man go, having charged him to tell no one, ‘that these things thou didst shew unto me;’Acts 23:31 · μὲνThen, indeed, the soldiers according to that directed them, having taken up Paul, brought him through the night to Antipatris,Acts 25:4 · μὲνThen, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and himself is about speedily to go on thither,Acts 25:11 · μὲνfor if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!’Acts 26:4 · μὲν‘The manner of my life then, indeed, from youth—which from the beginning was among my nation, in Jerusalem—know do all the Jews,Acts 26:9 · μὲνI, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved me many things to do,Acts 27:21 · μέν,And there having been long fasting, then Paul having stood in the midst of them, said, ‘It behoved you, indeed, O men—having hearkened to me—not to set sail from Crete, and to save this hurt and damage;Acts 27:41 · μὲνand having fallen into a place of two seas, they ran the ship aground, and the fore-part, indeed, having stuck fast, did remain immoveable, but the hinder-part was broken by the violence of the waves.Acts 27:44 · μὲνand the rest, some indeed upon boards, and some upon certain things of the ship; and thus it came to pass that all came safe unto the land.Acts 28:5 · μὲνhe then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil,Acts 28:22 · μὲνand we think it good from thee to hear what thou dost think, for, indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against;’Acts 28:24 · μὲνand, some, indeed, were believing the things spoken, and some were not believing.Romans 1:8 · μὲνfirst, indeed, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world;Romans 2:7 · μὲνto those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility—life age-during;Romans 2:25 · μὲνFor circumcision, indeed, doth profit, if law thou mayest practise, but if a transgressor of law thou mayest be, thy circumcision hath become uncircumcision.Romans 3:2 · μὲνmuch in every way; for first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God;Romans 5:16 · μὲνand not as through one who did sin is the free gift, for the judgment indeed is of one to condemnation, but the gift is of many offences to a declaration of ‘Righteous,’Romans 6:11 · μὲνso also ye, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to the sin, and living to God in Jesus Christ our Lord.Romans 7:12 · μὲνso that the law, indeed, is holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.Romans 7:25 · μὲνI thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord; so then, I myself indeed with the mind do serve the law of God, and with the flesh, the law of sin.Romans 8:10 · μὲνand if Christ is in you, the body, indeed, is dead because of sin, and the Spirit is life because of righteousness,Romans 8:17 · μὲνand if children, also heirs, heirs, indeed, of God, and heirs together of Christ—if, indeed, we suffer together, that we may also be glorified together.Romans 9:21 · μὲνhath not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour?Romans 10:1 · μὲνBrethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that is to God for Israel, is—for salvation;Romans 11:13 · μὲνFor to you I speak—to the nations—inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, my ministration I do glorify;Romans 11:22 · μὲνLo, then, goodness and severity of God—upon those indeed who fell, severity; and upon thee, goodness, if thou mayest remain in the goodness, otherwise, thou also shalt be cut off.Romans 11:28 · μὲνAs regards, indeed, the good tidings, they are enemies on your account; and as regards the choice—beloved on account of the fathers;Romans 14:2 · μὲνone doth believe that he may eat all things—and he who is weak doth eat herbs;Romans 14:5 · μὲνOne doth judge one day above another, and another doth judge every day alike; let each in his own mind be fully assured.Romans 14:20 · μὲνfor the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, are pure, but evil is to the man who is eating through stumbling.1 Corinthians 1:12 · μένand I say this, that each one of you saith, ‘I, indeed, am of Paul’—‘and I of Apollos,’—‘and I of Cephas,’—‘and I of Christ.’1 Corinthians 1:18 · μὲνfor the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us—those being saved—it is the power of God,1 Corinthians 1:23 · μὲνalso we—we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness,1 Corinthians 3:4 · μένfor when one may say, ‘I, indeed, am of Paul;’ and another, ‘I—of Apollos;’ are ye not fleshly?1 Corinthians 5:3 · μὲνfor I indeed, as being absent as to the body, and present as to the spirit, have already judged, as being present, him who so wrought this thing:1 Corinthians 6:4 · μὲνof the things of life, indeed, then, if ye may have judgment, those despised in the assembly—these cause ye to sit;1 Corinthians 6:7 · μὲνAlready, indeed, then, there is altogether a fault among you, that ye have judgments with one another; wherefore do ye not rather suffer injustice? wherefore be ye not rather defrauded?1 Corinthians 7:7 · μὲνfor I wish all men to be even as I myself am; but each his own gift hath of God, one indeed thus, and one thus.1 Corinthians 9:24 · μὲνhave ye not known that those running in a race—all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain;1 Corinthians 9:25 · μὲνand every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;1 Corinthians 11:7 · μὲνfor a man, indeed, ought not to cover the head, being the image and glory of God, and a woman is the glory of a man,1 Corinthians 11:14 · μὲνdoth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him?1 Corinthians 11:18 · μὲνfor first, indeed, ye coming together in an assembly, I hear of divisions being among you, and partly I believe it,1 Corinthians 11:21 · μὲνfor each his own supper doth take before in the eating, and one is hungry, and another is drunk;1 Corinthians 12:8 · μὲνfor to one through the Spirit hath been given a word of wisdom, and to another a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;1 Corinthians 12:20 · μὲνand now, indeed, are many members, and one body;1 Corinthians 12:28 · μὲνAnd some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;1 Corinthians 14:17 · μὲνfor thou, indeed, dost give thanks well, but the other is not built up!1 Corinthians 15:39 · μὲνAll flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fishes, and another of birds;1 Corinthians 15:40 · μὲνand there are heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies; but one is the glory of the heavenly, and another that of the earthly;2 Corinthians 2:16 · μὲνto the one, indeed, a fragrance of death to death, and to the other, a fragrance of life to life; and for these things who is sufficient?2 Corinthians 8:17 · μὲνbecause indeed the exhortation he accepted, and being more diligent, of his own accord he went forth unto you,2 Corinthians 9:1 · μὲνFor, indeed, concerning the ministration that is for the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you,2 Corinthians 10:1 · μὲνAnd I, Paul, myself, do call upon you—through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ—who in presence, indeed am humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,2 Corinthians 10:10 · μένbecause the letters indeed—saith one—are weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.’2 Corinthians 11:4 · μὲνfor if, indeed, he who is coming doth preach another Jesus whom we did not preach, or another Spirit ye receive which ye did not receive, or other good news which ye did not accept—well were ye bearing it,2 Corinthians 12:1 · μέν,To boast, really, is not profitable for me, for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.2 Corinthians 12:12 · μὲνThe signs, indeed, of the apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds,Galatians 4:8 · μὲνBut then, indeed, not having known God, ye were in servitude to those not by nature gods,Galatians 4:23 · μὲνbut he who is of the maid-servant, according to flesh hath been, and he who is of the free-woman, through the promise;Galatians 4:24 · μὲνwhich things are allegorized, for these are the two covenants: one, indeed, from mount Sinai, to servitude bringing forth, which is Hagar;Ephesians 4:11 · μὲνand He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as proclaimers of good news, and some as shepherds and teachers,Philippians 1:15 · μὲνCertain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through good-will, do preach the Christ;Philippians 1:16 · μὲνthe one, indeed, of rivalry the Christ do proclaim, not purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds,Philippians 2:23 · μὲνhim, indeed, therefore, I hope to send, when I may see through the things concerning me—immediately;Philippians 3:1 · μὲνAs to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord; the same things to write to you to me indeed is not tiresome, and for you is sure;Philippians 3:13 · μὲνbrethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold; and one thing—the things behind indeed forgetting, and to the things before stretching forth—Colossians 2:23 · μὲνwhich are, indeed, having a matter of wisdom in will-worship, and humble-mindedness, and neglecting of body—not in any honour, unto a satisfying of the flesh.1 Thessalonians 2:18 · μὲνwherefore we wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder us;2 Timothy 1:10 · μὲνand was made manifest now through the manifestation of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who indeed did abolish death, and did enlighten life and immortality through the good news,2 Timothy 2:20 · μὲνAnd in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honour, and some to dishonour:2 Timothy 4:4 · μὲνand indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.
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