Definition
on the one hand, indeed
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 δέ. In this case you can translate μέν ... δέ as "on the one hand ... but on the other." English generally does not require the "on the one hand" to be translated but it is a matter of style.
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. |