μέν
men
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.
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Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
Translated as (BSB)
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Concordance 180 verses
- Romans 8:10 μὲν
But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
- Romans 8:17 μὲν
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 μὲν
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 μὲν
Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
- Romans 11:13 μὲν
I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
- Romans 11:22 μὲν
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 μὲν
Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
- Romans 14:2 μὲν
For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
- Romans 14:5 μὲν
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 μὲν
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.
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What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
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but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
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For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
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Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
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So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?
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The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
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I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
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Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
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Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
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A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
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Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
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First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
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For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
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To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
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As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
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And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
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You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.
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Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.
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There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.
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To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
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For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
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Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.
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Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
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For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
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For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily.
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I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
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The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.
- Galatians 4:8 μὲν
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
- Galatians 4:23 μὲν
His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
- Galatians 4:24 μὲν
These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
- Ephesians 4:11 μὲν
And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
- Philippians 1:15 μὲν
It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
- Philippians 1:16 μὲν
The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
- Philippians 2:23 μὲν
So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
- Philippians 3:1 μὲν
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
- Philippians 3:8 μὲν‿
More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
- Philippians 3:13 μὲν
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
- Colossians 2:23 μὲν
Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
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For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us.
