μέν men

Greek word for “on the other hand” · Strong’s G3303 · used 179 times in 179 verses

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Meaning

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.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for men in context, with how often each is used:

• indeed 169
• truly 4
• one 2
• some 1
• indeed are 1
• now 1
• certainly 1

Where it is used

Also in 6 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Hebrews 7 (7), Matthew 13 (4), Acts 1 (4), Acts 17 (4), Acts 23 (4), 1 Corinthians 11 (4), Luke 23 (3), Acts 3 (3), Acts 19 (3), Acts 27 (3)

Forms

• μὲν 170
• μέν 9

Words used with it

Words that share verses with men more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• κατά kata “according to” 22
• πολύς polus “much” 18
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 18
• περί peri “about” 14
• πρῶτος prōtos “first” 11
• Παῦλος Paulos “Paul” 11
• λόγος logos “word” 13
• σάρξ sarx “flesh” 10
• ἄλλος allos “another” 10
• εἰ ei “if” 14
• ἐκκλησία ekklēsia “assembly” 8
• ἱερεύς hiereus “priest” 6

Key verses

The verses using men that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• John 16:22 — And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
• Acts 3:13 — The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of…
• Acts 9:31 — Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy…
• Acts 17:30 — And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
• Romans 2:7 — To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
• Romans 8:17 — And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
• 2 Corinthians 10:1 — Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
• Ephesians 4:11 — And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
• 2 Timothy 1:10 — But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the…
• James 3:17 — But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and…
• 1 Peter 2:4 — To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
• 1 Peter 3:18 — For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.