Greek Word Study
ἀμήν
amḗn
G281
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Strong's Number
G281
KJV Translations
amenverily
Derivation / Root
of Hebrew origin (H0543);
Definition of amḗn
ἀμήν (amḗn) — properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it)
Word Origin
This word comes of Hebrew origin (H0543);
This word has Hebrew origin (H0543), connecting the Old and New Testaments through shared vocabulary.
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word ἀμήν (amḗn) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
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