Amen

Amen (Hebrew: אָמֵן, ʾāmēn; Ancient Greek: ἀμήν, amḗn; Classical Syriac: ܐܡܝܢ, 'amīn;^[1] Arabic: آمين, ʾāmīn) is an Abrahamic declaration of affirmation^[2] which is first found in the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently found in the New Testament.^[3] It is used in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim practices as a concluding word, or as a response to a prayer.^[2] Common English translations of the word amen include "verily", "truly", "it is true", and "let it be so".^[4]^[5] It is also used colloquially, to express strong agreement.^[2]

^ Payne Smith, Robert (1879). Thesaurus Syriacus. Oxford: The Calerndon Press. p. 118.
^ ^a ^b ^c Harper, Douglas. "amen". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
^ Thurston, Herbert (1907). "Amen" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^ "Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, ἀμήν". perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ Danker, Frederick W.; Bauer, Walter; Arndt, William F. (2000). "ἀμήν". A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature (Third ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-03933-1. OCLC 43615529.

[1] Payne Smith, Robert (1879). Thesaurus Syriacus. Oxford: The Calerndon Press. p. 118.

[ety-2] Harper, Douglas. "amen". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 20 August 2007.

[ce-3] Thurston, Herbert (1907). "Amen" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

[4] "Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, ἀμήν". perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[:0-5] Danker, Frederick W.; Bauer, Walter; Arndt, William F. (2000). "ἀμήν". A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature (Third ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-03933-1. OCLC 43615529.

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