2006-10-26 18:36:23 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Oddly, to get a scriptural answer to what 'Amen' means, we go to a place where it is used not as the last word but the first word. Jesus would often start a solemn statement by saying "Verily" or "Truly". In John's gospel (eg Jhn 3:3) Jesus is recorded as using the word twice in succession, "Verily, verily, I say to you...". This is actually the word "Amen".
When we compare an instance of this in Mark, with the same statement in Luke, we find Mark has left the word untranslated (just as αμην "Amen"), but Luke has translated it using the word αληθος "Truly". (Mark 9:1, Lke 9:27). This shows us that the underlying meaning of the word "Amen" is truth and verity. It is a solemn affirmation. When we say, "Amen" we are saying, "Yes before God I agree with that, I believe that to be true, I want that to be so".
2006-10-26 18:46:54 · answer #1 · answered by Sierra Leone 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The word Amen (Tiberian Hebrew ×Ö¸×Öµ× ’ÄmÄn "So be it; truly", Standard Hebrew ××× Amen, Arabic Ø¢Ù ÙÙ ’ÄmÄ«n, Ge'ez' ’ÄmÄn) is a declaration of affirmation found in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and in the Qur'an. It has always been in use within Judaism and Islam. It has been generally adopted in Christian worship as a concluding formula for prayers and hymns. In Islam, it is the standard ending to suras. Common English translations of the word amen include: "Verily", "Truly", "So be it", and "Let it be".
2006-10-27 02:46:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Amen means "so-be it".....
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2006-10-27 01:40:46 · answer #3 · answered by awriter2dream 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree
2006-10-27 02:06:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Egyptian: "So mote it be" or "So be it"
(Thinking about Jean-Luc Picard anyone?)
2006-10-27 01:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let it be done or accomplished
2006-10-27 01:39:13 · answer #6 · answered by jaguarboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"i agree"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/amen
look at the first definition
peace be with you
2006-10-27 01:38:14 · answer #7 · answered by Submission 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
agree
2006-10-27 01:38:10 · answer #8 · answered by Help 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So Be It
2006-10-27 01:38:11 · answer #9 · answered by twelfntwelf3 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
hooah
2006-10-27 01:43:06 · answer #10 · answered by sendmedaisies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋