King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3304
Transliteration: menounge
Phonetic Spelling: (men-oon'-geh)
Part of Speech: Particle, Disjunctive Particle
Short Definition: rather, on the contrary
Meaning: rather, on the contrary
μενουγγε (μενοῦν γέ L Tr) (μέν, οὖν, γέ), nay surely, nay rather; three times in answers by which what was previously said is corrected (and standing at the beginning of the clause, contrary to Attic usage where μέν οὖν is never so placed; cf. Sturz, De dial. Mac. et Alex., p. 203f; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 342; (Buttmann, 370f (318); Winer's Grammar, § 61, 6)): Luke 11:28 (where T Tr WH μενοῦν); Romans 9:20; Romans 10:18; also Philippians 3:8 (where L G Tr μέν οὖν, WH μέν οὖν γέ), and Nicet. ann. 21, 11. 415 (p. 851, Bekker edition).
Word Summary
menounge: rather, on the contrary
Original Word: μενοῦνγεTransliteration: menounge
Phonetic Spelling: (men-oon'-geh)
Part of Speech: Particle, Disjunctive Particle
Short Definition: rather, on the contrary
Meaning: rather, on the contrary
Strong's Concordance
rather, on the contraryFrom Not Used and oun and ge; so then at least -- nay but, yea doubtless (rather, verily).
see GREEK Not Used
see GREEK oun
see GREEK ge
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3304: μενουγγεμενουγγε (μενοῦν γέ L Tr) (μέν, οὖν, γέ), nay surely, nay rather; three times in answers by which what was previously said is corrected (and standing at the beginning of the clause, contrary to Attic usage where μέν οὖν is never so placed; cf. Sturz, De dial. Mac. et Alex., p. 203f; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 342; (Buttmann, 370f (318); Winer's Grammar, § 61, 6)): Luke 11:28 (where T Tr WH μενοῦν); Romans 9:20; Romans 10:18; also Philippians 3:8 (where L G Tr μέν οὖν, WH μέν οὖν γέ), and Nicet. ann. 21, 11. 415 (p. 851, Bekker edition).