μήν | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

μήν — A reinforcing particle meaning “indeed,” “verily,” or “truly,” used to emphasize a statement, often in contrastive or emphatic contexts.

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Grammatical Analysis

"μήν"

Type: affirmative/enclitic/emphatic

Notes: μήν is an emphatic particle, often used to add emphasis to other particles such as ἀλλά, οὐ, οὖν (e.g., ἀλλὰ μὴν, οὐ μὴν, μὴν οὖν, ναὶ μὴν etc.). It does not inflect and does not have person, number, tense, mood, voice, case, gender, or degree. It is typically used in poetry and prose to strengthen a statement or transition.

Related Forms of μήν

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Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

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