The meaning of “μήν”
Understanding mḗn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
a primary word month. - a month
μήν
a primary word month. - a month
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 1:36 | “And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.” Word: μήν (mḗn) | |
| Acts 19:8 | “And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.” Word: μήν (mḗn) | |
| Galatians 4:10 | “Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.” Word: μήν (mḗn) | |
| James 5:17 | “Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.” Word: μήν (mḗn) | |
| Revelation 11:2 | “But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.” Word: μήν (mḗn) |