μένmén
It is generally untranslatable and is not nearly so frequent in NT as in classical Greek Like δέ, it never stands first in a clause.
Greek (New Testament) · G3303
Meanings
1. Answered by δέ or some other particle: μὲν... δέ, indeed... but, Matthew 3:11, Luke 3:16, and elsewhere; with pronouns, ὃς μὲν... ὃς δέ, one... another, Matthew 21:35, and elsewhere; plural, Philippians 1:16, Philippians 1:17; ὃ μὲν... ὃ δὲ... ὃ δέ, some... some... some, Matthew 13:8; τοῦτο μὲν... τοῦτο δέ, partly... partly, Hebrews 10:33; μὲν... ἔπειτα, John 11:6; μὲν... καί, Luke 8:5.
2. μέν solitarium, answered by no other particle: πρῶτον μέν (Bl., § 78, 5), Romans 1:8, Romans 3:2, 1 Corinthians 11:18; μὲν οὖν in narrative, summing up what precedes or introducing something further (Bl., § 78, 5), so then, rather, nay rather: Luke 11:28, Acts 1:6, Acts 9:31, and elsewhere; μὲν οὖν γε (Philippians 3:8, WH): see μενοῦνγε.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 174 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:11 “I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- Matthew 9:37 He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few.
- Matthew 10:13 If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing.
- Matthew 13:4 As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them.
- Matthew 13:8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!
- Matthew 13:23 The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
See every passage
- Matthew 3:11, 9:37, 10:13, 13:4, 13:8, 13:23, 13:32, 16:3, 16:14, 17:11, 20:23, 21:35, 22:5, 22:8, 23:27, 23:28, 25:15, 25:33, 26:24, 26:41
- Mark 4:4, 9:12, 12:5, 14:21, 14:38
- Luke 3:16, 3:18, 8:5, 10:2, 11:48, 13:9, 22:22, 23:33, 23:41, 23:56
- John 7:12, 10:41, 11:6, 16:9, 16:22, 19:24, 19:32, 20:30
- Acts 1:1, 1:5, 1:6, 1:18, 2:41, 3:21, 3:22, 4:16, 5:41, 8:4, 8:25, 9:7, 9:31, 11:16, 11:19, 12:5, 13:4, 13:36, 14:3, 14:4, 15:3, 15:30, 16:5, 17:12, 17:17, 17:30, 17:32, 18:14, 19:32, 19:38, 21:39, 22:9, 23:8, 23:18, 23:22, 23:31, 25:4, 25:11, 26:4, 26:9, 27:21, 27:41, 27:44, 28:5, 28:22, 28:24
- Romans 1:8, 2:7, 2:25, 3:2, 5:16, 6:11, 7:12, 7:25, 8:10, 8:17, 9:21, 10:1, 11:13, 11:22, 11:28, 14:2, 14:5, 14:20
- 1 Corinthians 1:12, 1:18, 1:23, 3:4, 5:3, 6:4, 6:7, 7:7, 9:24, 9:25, 11:7, 11:14, 11:18, 11:21, 12:8, 12:20, 12:28, 14:17, 15:39, 15:40
- 2 Corinthians 2:16, 8:17, 9:1, 10:1, 10:10, 11:4, 12:1, 12:12
- Galatians 4:8, 4:23, 4:24
- Ephesians 4:11
- Philippians 1:15, 2:23, 3:1, 3:13
- Colossians 2:23
- 1 Thessalonians 2:18
- 2 Timothy 1:10, 2:20, 4:4
- Hebrews 1:7, 3:5, 7:2, 7:5, 7:8, 7:11, 7:18, 7:23, 8:4, 9:1, 9:6, 9:23, 10:11, 10:33, 11:15, 12:9, 12:10, 12:11
- James 3:17
- 1 Peter 1:20, 2:4, 3:18, 4:6
- Jude 1:8, 1:10, 1:22
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.