I just find this interesting, nothing real earth shattering that I can think of, just kinda fun.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.
(Matthew 5:18 ASV)
Amen means the same thing in any language, truthfully – faithfully
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(Matthew 5:18 KJV+)
Thayer’s Greek Definitions says:
ἀμήν
amēn
1) firm
1a) metaphorically faithful
2) verily, amen
2a) at the beginning of a discourse – surely, truly, of a truth
2b) at the end – so it is, so be it, may it be fulfilled. It was a custom, which passed over from the synagogues to the Christian assemblies, that when he who had read or discoursed, had offered up solemn prayer to God, the others responded Amen, and thus made the substance of what was uttered their own.
Part of Speech: particle indeclinable
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: of Hebrew origin H543
Isaiah tells us God called Himself the “God of Amen”
so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
(Isaiah 65:16 ASV)
That he whoH834 blesseth himselfH1288 in the earthH776 shall bless himselfH1288 in the GodH430 of truth;H543 and he that swearethH7650 in the earthH776 shall swearH7650 by the GodH430 of truth;H543 becauseH3588 the formerH7223 troublesH6869 are forgotten,H7911 and becauseH3588 they are hidH5641 from mine eyes.H4480 H5869
(Isaiah 65:16 KJV+)
H543
אמן
‘âmên
aw-mane’
From H539; sure; abstractly faithfulness; adverbially truly: – Amen, so be it, truth.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. TRULY .
Seriously! JK JK! I know how you love that word.
I love that we can trust God’s word. That we don’t have to worry about all the translations throughout history. God has promised us that not ONE jot or ONE tittle of His word will pass away from the Law (see Randy’s post http://godstuff.grammalei.com//words-mean-things/law-nomos-torah-pentateuch-book-of-moses), without it, His word, accomplishing all that He intends it to do!
In Isaiah 55:11 God says, “so is my word that goes out from my mouth – it will not return to me unfulfilled; but it will accomplish what I intend, and cause to succeed what I sent it to do.”
I love the promises of God!