μέν mén

Meaning

properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)

In the King James Version: even, indeed, so, some, truly, verily

Derivation: a primary particle;

Where it is used

• Acts 9:7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
• Acts 9:31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 11:16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
• Acts 11:19 Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
• Acts 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
• Acts 13:4 So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
• Acts 13:36 For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
• Acts 14:3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
• Acts 14:4 The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
• Acts 14:12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
• Acts 15:3 Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
• Acts 15:30 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
• Acts 16:5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
• Acts 17:12 As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
• Acts 17:17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
• Acts 17:30 Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
• Acts 17:32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
• Acts 18:14 But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.
• Acts 19:4 Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
• Acts 19:15 But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
• Acts 19:32 Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
• Acts 19:38 So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
• Acts 21:39 But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
• Acts 22:3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
• Acts 22:9 My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
• Acts 23:8 For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
• Acts 23:18 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 to tell you.”
• Acts 23:22 So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
• Acts 23:31 So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
• Acts 25:4 But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
• Acts 25:11 If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
• Acts 26:4 Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from my earliest childhood among my own people, and also in Jerusalem.
• Acts 26:9 So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
• Acts 27:21 After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
• Acts 27:41 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
• Acts 27:44 The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
• Acts 28:5 But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
• Acts 28:22 But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
• Acts 28:24 Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
• Romans 1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
• Romans 2:7 To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
• Romans 2:8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
• Romans 2:25 Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
• Romans 3:2 Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
• Romans 5:16 Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
• Romans 6:11 So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
• Romans 7:12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
• Romans 7:25 Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
• Romans 8:10 But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
• Romans 8:17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
• Romans 9:21 Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?
• Romans 10:1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
• Romans 11:13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
• Romans 11:22 Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
• Romans 11:28 Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
• Romans 14:2 For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
• Romans 14:5 One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
• Romans 14:20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
• Romans 16:19 Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
• 1 Corinthians 1:12 What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”