amen

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   Certainly; verily.

   Iesvs anſvvered, Amen, Amen I ſay to thee, Vnles a man be borne againe of vvater and the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God.

2. 2
   noun

   An instance of saying ‘amen’.

   The amens of the dusty clerk appear, like Macbeth’s, to stick in his throat a little; but Captain Cuttle helps him out, […].

3. 3
   verb

   To say amen.

   The moment Dr. Reid amened, we rushed straight out of the church off home.

4. 4
   verb

   To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.

   Spending the first half of the rally amening any mention of God or Reagan.

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אָמֵןbor. Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν (āmḗn)bor. Ecclesiastical Latin āmēnder. Old English āmen Middle English amen English amen Inherited from Middle English amen, from Old English āmen, from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, verily”) (cognate with Arabic آمِينَ (ʔāmīna), Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܢ (ʾāmên)). In Old English, it was used only at the end of the Gospels. Elsewhere, it was translated as sōþlīċe! (“truly”, “indeed!”), swā hit is (“so it is”), and sīe! (“[so] be it!”).

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