"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: {{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 Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-ἀμήν-grc-adv-afJ~troM Disambiguation of Christianity: 60 40 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup, Ancient Greek terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant sortkeys: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 54 46
  2. so be it
    Sense id: en-ἀμήν-grc-adv-gC5yCihy Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

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      "depth": 1,
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      "text": "→ Aghwan: 𐔰𐕌𐔶𐕎 (amēn)"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Arabic: آمين"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Bohairic"
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Gothic: 𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽 (amēn)"
    },
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            "1": "el",
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          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: ամէն (amēn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: ամէն (amēn)"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
            "2": "ამენ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Georgian: ამენ (amen)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: ამენ (amen)"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ამინ"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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    },
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      "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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    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Biblical Hebrew",
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        }
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    },
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          "name": "desc"
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          "name": "desc"
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            "3": "Lycopolian"
          },
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          "name": "q"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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            "1": "got",
            "2": "𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "αμήν",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Greek: αμήν (amín)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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        }
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "ամէն",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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        {
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            "2": "ამენ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: ამენ (amen)"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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            "2": "ამინ"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/aˈmin/"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/aˈme̝n/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/aˈmin/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/aˈmin/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmin/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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  "word": "ἀμήν"
}

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