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Koine Greek wordlink #38300

SR GNT Luke 1:36 μὴν (maʸn) ‘of her and this month sixth is to her’ Strongs=33760 Lemma=mēn
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular

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Only use of identical word form μὴν (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μὴν’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘month’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘mēn’ have 4 different glosses: ‘for months’, ‘month’, ‘months’, ‘surely’.

Greek words (3) other than μὴν (N-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘month’

LUKE 1:26 μηνὶ (maʸni) N-DMS ‘in and the month the sixth was sent_out’ SR GNT Luke 1:26 word 4

REV 9:15 μῆνα (maʸna) N-AMS ‘and day and month and year in_order_that’ SR GNT Rev 9:15 word 17

REV 22:2 μῆνα (maʸna) N-AMS ‘fruits twelve according_to month each to_be giving_back the’ SR GNT Rev 22:2 word 21

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular DMS=dative,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular