ἀμήν, indecl. (Heb. אָמֵן, verbal adj. fr. אמן, to prop, ni., be firm),
[in LXX: I Ch 16:36, I Es 9:46, Ne 5:138:6, To 8:8 14:15, III Mac 7:23, IV Mac 18:24 (elsewhere א״ is rendered ἀληθινός, Is 65:16; ἀληθῶς, Je 35 (28):6; γένοιτο, Nu 5:22, De 27:15ff., III Ki 1:36, Ps 40 (41):1371 (72):19105 (106):48, Je 11:5)*.]
1. As adj. (cf. Is 65:16), ὁ ἀ., Re 3:14.
2. As adv.,
(a) in solemn assent to the statements or prayers of another (Nu 5:22, Ne 5:138:6 etc.): ὁ ἀ., I Co 14:16;
(b) similarly, at the end of one's own prayer or ascription of praise: Ro 1:2515:33, Ga 1:5, I Ti 1:17;
(c) in the Gospels, exclusively, introducing solemn statements of our Lord, truly, verily: Mt 5:18, 26Mk 3:28 (v. Swete, in l.), Lk 4:24, al.; ἀ. ἀ., always in Jo 1:523:35:19, al.; τὸ ναί, καὶ... τὸ ἀ., II Co 1:20 (on usage in π., v. MM, VGT, s.v.).