"ἀμήν" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἀμήν in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /aː.mɛ̌ːn/, /aˈmin/, /aˈmin/, /aː.mɛ̌ːn/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /aˈme̝n/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /aˈmin/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /aˈmin/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /aˈmin/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ᾱ̓μήν [canonical], āmḗn [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (āmḗn, “so be it”, “surely”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|bor|hbo>אָמֵן>amen|id=amen}}, {{bor|grc|hbo|אָמֵן||so be it”, “surely|tr=āmḗn}} Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (āmḗn, “so be it”, “surely”) Head templates: {{head|grc|adverb|head=ᾱ̓μήν}} ᾱ̓μήν • (āmḗn)
  1. truly, certainly
    Sense id: en-ἀμήν-grc-adv-afJ~troM
  2. so be it
    Sense id: en-ἀμήν-grc-adv-gC5yCihy
  3. (Judaism, Christianity) amen Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Christianity, Judaism
    Sense id: en-ἀμήν-grc-adv-n96n1Fe1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 100 Topics: Christianity
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xag",
            "2": "𐔰𐕌𐔶𐕎",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aghwan: 𐔰𐕌𐔶𐕎 (amēn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aghwan: 𐔰𐕌𐔶𐕎 (amēn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "آمين",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: آمين",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: آمين"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲁⲙⲏⲛ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲁⲙⲏⲛ (amēn)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Bohairic"
          },
          "expansion": "(Bohairic)",
          "name": "q"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Sahidic",
            "2": "Fayyumic",
            "3": "Lycopolian"
          },
          "expansion": "(Sahidic, Fayyumic, Lycopolian)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲁⲙⲏⲛ (amēn) (Bohairic), ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (hamēn) (Sahidic, Fayyumic, Lycopolian)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "аминъ",
            "3": "амин",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Church Slavonic: аминъ (aminŭ), амин (amin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Church Slavonic: аминъ (aminŭ), амин (amin)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "got",
            "2": "𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gothic: 𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽 (amēn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gothic: 𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽 (amēn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "αμήν",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: αμήν (amín)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: αμήν (amín)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "āmēn",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: āmēn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: āmēn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "ամէն",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: ամէն (amēn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: ամէն (amēn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
            "2": "ამენ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Georgian: ამენ (amen)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: ამენ (amen)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ამინ"
          },
          "expansion": "Georgian: ამინ (amin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Georgian: ამინ (amin)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "bor",
        "3": "hbo>אָמֵן>amen",
        "id": "amen"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "hbo",
        "3": "אָמֵן",
        "4": "",
        "5": "so be it”, “surely",
        "tr": "āmḗn"
      },
      "expansion": "Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (āmḗn, “so be it”, “surely”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (āmḗn, “so be it”, “surely”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᾱ̓μήν",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āmḗn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": "ᾱ̓μήν"
      },
      "expansion": "ᾱ̓μήν • (āmḗn)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "truly, certainly"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀμήν-grc-adv-afJ~troM",
      "links": [
        [
          "truly",
          "truly"
        ],
        [
          "certainly",
          "certainly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "so be it"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀμήν-grc-adv-gC5yCihy",
      "links": [
        [
          "so be it",
          "so be it"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "grc:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Judaism",
          "orig": "grc:Judaism",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "amen"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀμήν-grc-adv-n96n1Fe1",
      "links": [
        [
          "Judaism",
          "Judaism"
        ],
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "amen",
          "amen"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Judaism, Christianity) amen"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Judaism"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aː.mɛ̌ːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aː.mɛ̌ːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈme̝n/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmin/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmin/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmin/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀμήν"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek adverbs",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Biblical Hebrew",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Biblical Hebrew",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Hebrew",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Hebrew root א־מ־ן",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xag",
            "2": "𐔰𐕌𐔶𐕎",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aghwan: 𐔰𐕌𐔶𐕎 (amēn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aghwan: 𐔰𐕌𐔶𐕎 (amēn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "آمين",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: آمين",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: آمين"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲁⲙⲏⲛ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲁⲙⲏⲛ (amēn)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Bohairic"
          },
          "expansion": "(Bohairic)",
          "name": "q"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Sahidic",
            "2": "Fayyumic",
            "3": "Lycopolian"
          },
          "expansion": "(Sahidic, Fayyumic, Lycopolian)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲁⲙⲏⲛ (amēn) (Bohairic), ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (hamēn) (Sahidic, Fayyumic, Lycopolian)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "аминъ",
            "3": "амин",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Church Slavonic: аминъ (aminŭ), амин (amin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Church Slavonic: аминъ (aminŭ), амин (amin)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "got",
            "2": "𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gothic: 𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽 (amēn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gothic: 𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽 (amēn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "αμήν",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: αμήν (amín)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: αμήν (amín)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "āmēn",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: āmēn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: āmēn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "ամէն",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: ամէն (amēn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: ամէն (amēn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
            "2": "ამენ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Georgian: ამენ (amen)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: ამენ (amen)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ამინ"
          },
          "expansion": "Georgian: ამინ (amin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Georgian: ამინ (amin)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "bor",
        "3": "hbo>אָמֵן>amen",
        "id": "amen"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "hbo",
        "3": "אָמֵן",
        "4": "",
        "5": "so be it”, “surely",
        "tr": "āmḗn"
      },
      "expansion": "Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (āmḗn, “so be it”, “surely”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (āmḗn, “so be it”, “surely”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᾱ̓μήν",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āmḗn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": "ᾱ̓μήν"
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "truly, certainly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "truly",
          "truly"
        ],
        [
          "certainly",
          "certainly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "so be it"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "so be it",
          "so be it"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Christianity",
        "grc:Judaism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "amen"
      ],
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        [
          "Judaism",
          "Judaism"
        ],
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "amen",
          "amen"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Judaism, Christianity) amen"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Judaism"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aː.mɛ̌ːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aː.mɛ̌ːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈme̝n/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmin/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmin/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmin/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀμήν"
}

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