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The term "Amen"
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RE: The term "Amen"
February 29, 2012 at 11:47 am
Quote:The usage of Amen, meaning "so be it", as found in the early scriptures of the Bible is said to be of Hebrew origin;[5][6] however, the basic triconsonantal root from which the word was derived is common to a number of Semitic Languages such as Aramaic and Arabic. The word was imported into the Greek of the early Church from Judaism.[1][7] From Greek, amen entered the other Western languages. According to a standard dictionary etymology, amen passed from Greek into Late Latin, and thence into English.[8]
From the same reference.
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RE: The term "Amen" - by Minimalist - February 29, 2012 at 11:47 am
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