3304. menoun and menounge
Strong's Concordance
menoun and menounge: rather, on the contrary
Original Word: μενοῦνγε
Part of Speech: Particle, Disjunctive Particle
Transliteration: menoun and menounge
Phonetic Spelling: (men-oon'-geh)
Short Definition: nay rather
Definition: nay rather; indeed, truly, really.
HELPS Word-studies

3304 menoúnge (from 3303 /mén, "indeed"; 3767 /oún, "therefore"; and 1065 /gé, "really") – properly, therefore really indeed. 3304 (menoúnge) is often translated, yea rather, indeed on the contrary.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3304: μενουγγε

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).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
rather, on the contrary

From 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

Forms and Transliterations
Μενουν Μενοῦν μενουνγε μενούνγε μενοῦνγε Menoun Menoûn menounge menoûn'ge
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3 Occurrences


Μενοῦν — 1 Occ.
μενοῦνγε — 2 Occ.

Luke 11:28 Prtcl
GRK: δὲ εἶπεν Μενοῦν μακάριοι οἱ
KJV: said, Yea rather, blessed
INT: moreover said Yes rather blessed they who

Romans 9:20 Prtcl
GRK: ὦ ἄνθρωπε μενοῦνγε σὺ τίς
NAS: On the contrary, who are you, O
KJV: Nay but, O man,
INT: O man Yes rather you who

Romans 10:18 Prtcl
GRK: οὐκ ἤκουσαν μενοῦνγε Εἰς πᾶσαν
NAS: heard, have they? Indeed they have; THEIR VOICE
KJV: heard? Yes verily, their
INT: not Did they hear Yes rather Into all

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