Amen

am-ane'
Parts of Speech

Amen Definition

  1. firm
    1. metaph. faithful
  2. verily, amen
    1. at the beginning of a discourse - surely, truly, of a truth
    2. at the end - so it is, so be it, may it be fulfilled. It was a custom, which passed over from the synagogues to the Christian assemblies, that when he who had read or discoursed, had offered up solemn prayer to God, the others responded Amen, and thus made the substance of what was uttered their own.
The word "amen" is a most remarkable word. It was transliterateddirectly from the Hebrew into the Greek of the New Testament, theninto Latin and into English and many other languages, so that it ispractically a universal word. It has been called the best known wordin human speech. The word is directly related -- in fact, almostidentical -- to the Hebrew word for "believe" (amam), or faithful.Thus, it came to mean "sure" or "truly", an expression of absolutetrust and confidence. -- HMM
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
ajmhvn
Origin
of Hebrew origin (0543)
Strong's Number
281
TDNT Entry
1:335,53

KJV Word Usage

verily
101
amen
51
Total
152

KJV Verse Count

32
15
8
26
7
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
9
Total
126
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Amen". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .