Menounge μενοῦνγε
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| μενοῦνγε | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | menounge |
| Strong's number | G3304 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | particle |
| Gloss | rather |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (2) |
Menounge (Greek μενοῦνγε, Strong's G3304) is a Greek particle meaning “rather”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | yea rather (1), verily (1), doubtless (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | rather (1), but (1), indeed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Menounge, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 11:28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Romans
- Romans 9:20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”
- Romans 10:18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
Philippians
- Philippians 3:8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).