Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μήν

Particle; Transliteration:

Principal Part: μήν

Sense

  1. used to strengthen statements: surely, truly, definitely
  2. (after other particles), (ἦ μήν) absolutely
  3. (καὶ μήν) used to introduce something new or convey affirmation
  4. (αλλὰ μήν) yet truly, on the other hand
  5. (οὐ μήν) certainly not
  6. (μήτε μήν) not even

Examples

  • ἦ μὴν εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω σε, καὶ πληθύνων πληθυνῶ τὸ σπέρμα σου, ὡσ τοὺσ ἀστέρασ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ὡσ τὴν ἄμμον τὴν παρὰ τὸ χεῖλοσ τῆσ θαλάσσησ, καὶ κληρονομήσει τὸ σπέρμα σου τὰσ πόλεισ τῶν ὑπεναντίων. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 22:17)
  • ἀποστείλατε ἐξ ὑμῶν ἕνα καὶ λάβετε τὸν ἀδελφὸν ὑμῶν, ὑμεῖσ δὲ ἀπάχθητε ἕωσ τοῦ φανερὰ γενέσθαι τὰ ρήματα ὑμῶν, εἰ ἀληθεύετε ἢ οὔ. εἰ δὲ μή, νὴ τὴν ὑγίειαν Φαραώ, ἦ μὴν κατάσκοποί ἐστε. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 42:16)
  • ὁ μὴν οὗτοσ ὑμῖν ἀρχὴ μηνῶν, πρῶτόσ ἐστιν ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖσ μησὶ τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 12:2)
  • ἐὰν δὲ μὴ εὑρεθῇ ὁ κλέψασ, προσελεύσεται ὁ κύριοσ τῆσ οἰκίασ ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ ὀμεῖται ἦ μὴν μὴ αὐτὸν πεπονηρεῦσθαι ἐφ̓ ὅλησ τῆσ παρακαταθήκησ τοῦ πλησίον. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 22:8)
  • ὅρκοσ ἔσται τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀνὰ μέσον ἀμφοτέρων, ἦ μὴν μὴ αὐτὸν πεπονηρεῦσθαι καθόλου τῆσ παρακαταθήκησ τοῦ πλησίον. καὶ οὕτωσ προσδέξεται ὁ κύριοσ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἀποτίσει. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 22:11)

Synonyms

  1. not even

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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