Greek Word for Amen: What Does ‘Amen’ Really Mean?

Read Time:6 Minute, 45 Second Greek Word for Amen: What Does “Amen” Really Mean? Quick answer: The Greek word for “amen” is ἀμήν (amēn), Strong’s G281, pronounced ah-MAYN. It is not really a Greek word at all. It is a Hebrew word (אָמֵן, amen) that the Greek New Testament carried over untranslated, and it means “truly,” “so be it,” or “that is firm and reliable.” Word Study: Where It Comes From Almost every word in the Bible gets translated as it moves from one language to the next. Amen is the rare exception. It passed from Hebrew into Greek into Latin into English with its sound intact, which is why a Hebrew speaker in the Old Testament, a Greek-speaking believer in Corinth, and someone in a pew today all say essentially the same word. The Hebrew root is aman (אָמַן), which means to be firm, steady, or faithful. It is the same root behind emunah (faithfulness) and emet (truth). The picture is of something you can lean your full weight on, like a beam that will not give way.

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