ἀμήν

ἀμήν, indecl. (Heb. אָמֵן, verbal adj. fr. אמן, to prop. ni., be firm),

[in LXX: 1 Kron 16,36, I Est 9,46, Neh 5,13; 8,6, Tob 8,8; 14,15, 3Ma 7,23, 4Ma 18,24 (elsewhere ''א is rendered ἀληθινός, Es 65,16 ἀληθῶς, Jer 28,6; γένοιτο, 4 Mos 5,22, 5 Mos 27,15ff., 1 Kong 1,36, Psa.40 (41):13 71 (72):19 105 (106):48, Jer 11,5)*.]

1. As adj. (cf. Is, l.with), ὁ ἀ., Åb 3,14,

2. As adv.,

(a) in solemn assent to the statements or prayers of another (Nu, Ne, etc., ll. with): ὁ ἀ., 1 Kor 14,16

(b) similarly, at the end of one's own prayer or ascription of praise: Rom 1,25; 15,33, Gal 1,5, 1 Tim 1,17;

(with) in the Gospels, exclusively, introducing solemn statements of our Lord, truly, verily: Matt 5,18, 26 Mark 3,28 (see Swete, in l.), Luk 4,24, al.; ἀ. ἀ., always in Joh 1,52; 3,3; 5,19, al.; τὸ ναί, καὶ . . . τὸ ἀ., 2 Kor 1,20 (on usage in π., see MM, VGT, see word).