Definition
on the one hand
Vocabulary Form
μέν
Erasmian
Modern
Frequency
179
GK
3525
Mnemonics
Men's hands
Notes
Postpositive. Sometimes this word is untranslatable. It can occur as a correlative conjunction with dev. In this case you can translate mevn ... dev as "on the one hand ... but on the other."
Biblical Concordance
| Romans 8:10 | But if Christ is in you, although (men | μέν | particle) the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. |
| Romans 8:17 | and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. |
| Romans 9:21 | Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay some pottery for a special occasion and other for common use? |
| Romans 10:1 | Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. |
| Romans 11:13 | I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry, |
| Romans 11:22 | Consider therefore the kindness and the severity of God — severity to those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off. |
| Romans 11:28 | In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of their forefathers. |
| Romans 14:2 | One person believes there is nothing he may not eat, while the weak brother eats only vegetables. |
| Romans 14:5 | one person regards one day more sacred than another, while another person regards all days the same. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. |
| Romans 14:20 | Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. All food is indeed (men | μέν | particle) clean, but it is wrong to cause another to stumble by what you eat. |
| 1 Corinthians 1:12 | What I mean is this: each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or, “I am with Apollos,” or, “I am with Cephas,” or, “I am with Christ.” |
| 1 Corinthians 1:18 | For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. |
| 1 Corinthians 1:23 | but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles. |
| 1 Corinthians 2:15 | But the spiritual person discerns all things, and is not himself subject to anyone’s scrutiny. |
| 1 Corinthians 3:4 | For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not like everyone else? |
| 1 Corinthians 5:3 | For though I am absent in body, I am present in spirit; and I have already passed judgment on the one who did this, just as though I were present. |
| 1 Corinthians 6:4 | So if you have ordinary cases, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church? |
| 1 Corinthians 6:7 | Already it is altogether a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded? |
| 1 Corinthians 7:7 | I wish that all men were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. |
| 1 Corinthians 9:24 | Do you not know that all who run in the stadium compete but only one receives the prize? So run that you may win. |
| 1 Corinthians 9:25 | Everyone who competes exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we for an imperishable one. |
| 1 Corinthians 11:7 | For a man should not have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man. |
| 1 Corinthians 11:14 | Does not nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him, |
| 1 Corinthians 11:18 | For in the first place, I hear that when you gather as a church there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it, |
| 1 Corinthians 11:21 | For when it comes time to eat, each one goes ahead with his own supper; and one remains hungry while another becomes drunk. |