[B-Greek] luke 11:28, please

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Wed Sep 16 17:46:51 EDT 2009


On Sep 16, 2009, at 5:24 PM, Mihai Marius wrote:

> Hello,
> My name is Marius Mihai and I`m from Romania. I have study three  
> bibles: protestant, orthodox versus greek. Now, my study has stoped  
> because the word "menoun" from the verset 28 on the 11 chapter of  
> Luke gospels. So, please help me: :menoun" is "rather" or "in-deed",  
> in english?

Text:
Luke 11:28 αὐτὸς δὲ εἶπεν· μενοῦν  
μακάριοι οἱ ἀκούοντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ  
θεοῦ καὶ φυλάσσοντες.
[AUTOS DE EIPEN· MENOUN MAKARIOI hOI AKOUONTES TON LOGON TOU QEOU KAI  
FULASSONTES.]

BDAG:

μενοῦν (also μὲν οὖν [MEN OUN) Lk 11:28 (for negative s.  
οὐ μὲν οὖν [OU MEN OUN]) and μενοῦνγε (also  
μενοῦν γε), particles used esp. in answers, to emphasize or  
correct (B-D-F §450, 4; Rob. 1151f), even—contrary to earlier Gk.  
usage—at the beginning of a clause (Phryn. 342 Lob. [322 R.]) rather,  
on the contrary (Soph., Aj. 1363; Pla., Crito 44b; X., Cyr. 8, 3, 37)  
Lk 11:28 v.l. Indeed Ro 10:18. ἀλλὰ μενοῦνγε [ALLA  
MENOUNGE] more than that Phil 3:8. μενοῦνγε σὺ τίς  
εἶ . . .  [MENOUNGE SU TIS EI ... ]; on the contrary, who are  
you . . . ? (or,  who in the world are you to [take issue with God]?)  
Ro 9:20.—M-M.


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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