Amen

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Interjection, Adverb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 Anagrams 2 Spanish 2.1 Verb form

English

Etymology

From ecclesiastical Latin amen, from Greek ἀμήν, from Hebrew אמן ‘certainly, truly’ (cognate with Arabic آمين ’amīn).

Pronunciation

IPA: /eɪˈmɛn/, /ɑ:ˈmɛn/

Interjection, Adverb

amen

1. At the end of prayers: so be it.

   • 1662: Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. — Book of Common Prayer

2. At the end of a creeds or in Biblical translations: truly, verily.

   Amen, amen, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God. — John ii. 3. Rhemish Translation

Translations

Chinese: 阿們 (ā-men) Czech: amen Dutch: amen Finnish: aamen German: Amen Greek: αμήν [aˈmin]; synonyms: γένοιτο [ˈʝe̞niˌto̞], είθε [ˈiθe̞], άμποτε [ˈa(m)bo̞ˌte̞], μακάρι [maˈkari] Hebrew: אמן ('amîn)

Italian: amen Japanese: アーメン (āmen) Korean: 아멘 (a-men) Polish: amen Portuguese: amém Russian: аминь (amín') Spanish: amén

Noun

amen

1. An instance of saying ‘amen’.
2. A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)

   • 1611: And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God — Revelation 3:14, KJV

Anagrams

• mane
• mean
• name
• NEMA

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Spanish

Verb form

amen

1. third-person plural subjunctive present of amar
2. third-person plural imperative of amar

fr:amen io:amen it:amen nl:amen pt:amen