Strong G3376μήν
month
- Transliteration
- mēn
- Pronunciation
- mane
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
A primary word; a month: - month.
Detailed definition
μήν genitive, μηνός, ὁ,
[in LXX very frequently for חֹדֶשׁ, Gen.7:11, al.; a few times for יֶרַח;]
a month: Luk.1:24, 26 1:36, 56 4:25, Act.7:20 18:11 19:8 20:3 28:11, Jas.5:17, Rev.9:5, 10 9:15 11:2 13:5 22:2; pl., of the festival of the new moon (cf. Isa.66:23), Gal.4:10.†
(AS)
[in LXX very frequently for חֹדֶשׁ, Gen.7:11, al.; a few times for יֶרַח;]
a month: Luk.1:24, 26 1:36, 56 4:25, Act.7:20 18:11 19:8 20:3 28:11, Jas.5:17, Rev.9:5, 10 9:15 11:2 13:5 22:2; pl., of the festival of the new moon (cf. Isa.66:23), Gal.4:10.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3376 appears in 18 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- month18
First verses
- Luke 1:24And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
- Luke 1:26And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
- Luke 1:36And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
- Luke 1:56And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
- Luke 4:25But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
- Acts 7:20In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:
- Acts 18:11And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
- Acts 19:8And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
- Acts 20:3And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
- Acts 28:11And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
- Galatians 4:10Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
- James 5:17Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
- Revelation 9:5And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
- Revelation 9:10And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
- Revelation 9:15And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
- Revelation 11:2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
- Revelation 13:5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
- Revelation 22:2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
Included with: μείς, μηνός, ὁ,
nominative singular μείς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 19.117, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 557, “hymnus ad Mercurium” 11, 6th c.BC: Anacreon Lyricus 6.1, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 5.44, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.82, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἑπταμήνου” 3 (variant), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 409c, “Ti.” 39c, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 777b23, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Signis Tempestatum” 27, 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hecale” 1.1.12, “SIG” 1009. 27 (Chalcedon, 3rd-2nd c.BC), 1047.46 (Amorgos, 2nd-1st c.BC), “IG” 9(1).682 (Corc., 4th c.BC), 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.199, 4th c.BC: Eudoxus Astronomus “Ars Prooem.”, 13.1, 2nd c.BC: Ezekiel Poeta Judaeus “Exagoge - Mnemosyne” 153, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 13.1.64, “Sammelb.” 1191)]; Doric dialect μής [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“SIG” 243 D 45 (Delph., 4th c.BC), “IG” 42(1).102.10 (Epid., 4th c.BC), 42.6 (3rd c.BC), “Tab.Heracl.” 1.1)]; Elean μεύς [Refs (“Schwyzer” 418.15)]: nominative singular μήν [LXX+8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Fragmenta” 240 codices, “IG” 12.377.14, +others (5th c.BC), 387.32 (5th c.BC), 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.54, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.5.1, 7.4.28, LXX.1Ki.20.24, +others, “SIG” 672.85 (Delph., 2nd c.BC))]; both μείς and μήν in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Signis Tempestatum” 27)]: oblique cases formed from stem μην-, Aeolic dialect μηνν- [Refs (“IG” 12(2).6.39, +others (Mytil.))], Thess. μεινν- [Refs ([prev. work]9(2).258.5 (from Cierium))]; dative plural μησί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.43, 8.51 (variant{μήνεσἱν})), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 771b, μησίν “SIG” 45.18 (Halic., 5th c.BC))]:—month, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” [same place], etc.; τοῦ μὲν φθίνοντος μηνός, τοῦ δ᾽ ἱσταμένοιο 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.162, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 780, “Th.” 59; ἱσταμένου τοῦ μ. εἰνάτη 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.106, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.52, etc.)]; μηνὸς τετάρτῃ φθίνοντος on the fourth day from the end of the month, Foed. cited in [same work][Refs (5.19)]; Μαιμακτηριῶνος δεκάτῃ ἀπιόντος, i.e. on the 21st, Decrees cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.37)]; μηνῶν φθινὰς ἁμέρα the last of the month, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 779 (Lyric poetry))]; τελευτῶντος τοῦ μηνός at the end of the lunar month (when there was no moon-light), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.4)]; ἐκείνου τοῦ μηνός in the course of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.8.2)]; κατὰ μῆνα monthly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1287, etc.; μισθὸν διδόναι κατὰ μ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 50.10)]; κατὰ μῆνα ἕκαστον, κατὰ μῆνας, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 830d, 762b)]; ἐκάστου μηνός[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 760d; τοῦ μηνὸς ἑκάστου 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 859 (Lyric poetry))]; τοῦ μηνός alone, by the month, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Nu.” 612, etc.; συνόδους ποιεῖσθαι δύο τοῦ μ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 771d)]; τόκον δραχμὴν τοῦ μ. τῆς μνᾶς interest a drachma per mina per month, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.104)]; μ. πλήρης, κοῖλος, civil month of 30 or 29 days respectively, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Geminus Astronomicus 8.3)]; μ. ἐμβόλιμος intercalary month, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.32, “IG” 12(7).237.56 (from Arcesine), 4th c.BC: Eudoxus Astronomus “Ars astronomica” 13.13.)]
2 crescent moon, Thphr. [prev. cited] (μείς); the part of the month corresponding to a phase of the moon, [Refs ([prev. passage] (μείς and μήν))]; the visible part of the moon, Chrysipp. [prev. cited] (μείς).
3 ornament in form of crescent moon, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 12.387.32 (5th c.BC, μήν).)]
3.b ={μηνίσκος} 1, probably in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1115, compare 2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 2.5.)]
II as proper name, the god [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Lunus”, _masculine_ of Μήνη, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “JTr.” 8. (I.- 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus)] stem mēns- 'moon', 'month', cf. Latin mensis, genitive plural mensum, etc.)
nominative singular μείς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 19.117, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 557, “hymnus ad Mercurium” 11, 6th c.BC: Anacreon Lyricus 6.1, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 5.44, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.82, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἑπταμήνου” 3 (variant), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 409c, “Ti.” 39c, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 777b23, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Signis Tempestatum” 27, 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hecale” 1.1.12, “SIG” 1009. 27 (Chalcedon, 3rd-2nd c.BC), 1047.46 (Amorgos, 2nd-1st c.BC), “IG” 9(1).682 (Corc., 4th c.BC), 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.199, 4th c.BC: Eudoxus Astronomus “Ars Prooem.”, 13.1, 2nd c.BC: Ezekiel Poeta Judaeus “Exagoge - Mnemosyne” 153, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 13.1.64, “Sammelb.” 1191)]; Doric dialect μής [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“SIG” 243 D 45 (Delph., 4th c.BC), “IG” 42(1).102.10 (Epid., 4th c.BC), 42.6 (3rd c.BC), “Tab.Heracl.” 1.1)]; Elean μεύς [Refs (“Schwyzer” 418.15)]: nominative singular μήν [LXX+8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Fragmenta” 240 codices, “IG” 12.377.14, +others (5th c.BC), 387.32 (5th c.BC), 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.54, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.5.1, 7.4.28, LXX.1Ki.20.24, +others, “SIG” 672.85 (Delph., 2nd c.BC))]; both μείς and μήν in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Signis Tempestatum” 27)]: oblique cases formed from stem μην-, Aeolic dialect μηνν- [Refs (“IG” 12(2).6.39, +others (Mytil.))], Thess. μεινν- [Refs ([prev. work]9(2).258.5 (from Cierium))]; dative plural μησί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.43, 8.51 (variant{μήνεσἱν})), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 771b, μησίν “SIG” 45.18 (Halic., 5th c.BC))]:—month, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” [same place], etc.; τοῦ μὲν φθίνοντος μηνός, τοῦ δ᾽ ἱσταμένοιο 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.162, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 780, “Th.” 59; ἱσταμένου τοῦ μ. εἰνάτη 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.106, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.52, etc.)]; μηνὸς τετάρτῃ φθίνοντος on the fourth day from the end of the month, Foed. cited in [same work][Refs (5.19)]; Μαιμακτηριῶνος δεκάτῃ ἀπιόντος, i.e. on the 21st, Decrees cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.37)]; μηνῶν φθινὰς ἁμέρα the last of the month, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 779 (Lyric poetry))]; τελευτῶντος τοῦ μηνός at the end of the lunar month (when there was no moon-light), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.4)]; ἐκείνου τοῦ μηνός in the course of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.8.2)]; κατὰ μῆνα monthly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1287, etc.; μισθὸν διδόναι κατὰ μ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 50.10)]; κατὰ μῆνα ἕκαστον, κατὰ μῆνας, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 830d, 762b)]; ἐκάστου μηνός[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 760d; τοῦ μηνὸς ἑκάστου 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 859 (Lyric poetry))]; τοῦ μηνός alone, by the month, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Nu.” 612, etc.; συνόδους ποιεῖσθαι δύο τοῦ μ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 771d)]; τόκον δραχμὴν τοῦ μ. τῆς μνᾶς interest a drachma per mina per month, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.104)]; μ. πλήρης, κοῖλος, civil month of 30 or 29 days respectively, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Geminus Astronomicus 8.3)]; μ. ἐμβόλιμος intercalary month, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.32, “IG” 12(7).237.56 (from Arcesine), 4th c.BC: Eudoxus Astronomus “Ars astronomica” 13.13.)]
2 crescent moon, Thphr. [prev. cited] (μείς); the part of the month corresponding to a phase of the moon, [Refs ([prev. passage] (μείς and μήν))]; the visible part of the moon, Chrysipp. [prev. cited] (μείς).
3 ornament in form of crescent moon, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 12.387.32 (5th c.BC, μήν).)]
3.b ={μηνίσκος} 1, probably in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1115, compare 2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 2.5.)]
II as proper name, the god [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Lunus”, _masculine_ of Μήνη, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “JTr.” 8. (I.- 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus)] stem mēns- 'moon', 'month', cf. Latin mensis, genitive plural mensum, etc.)