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)): Luk_11:28 (where T Tr WH μενοῦν); Rom_9:20; Rom_10:18; also Php_3:8 (where L G Tr μέν οὖν, WH μέν οὖν γέ), and Nicet. ann. 21, 11. 415 (p. 851, Bekker edition).

μενοῦν menoun 1x see μενοῦνγε μενοῦνγε menounge 3x also spelled as two words, μενοῦν γε ( Luk_11:28 ), a combination of particles serving to ta ke up what has just preceded, with either emphasize or to correct; indeed, really, truly, rather, Rom_9:20 ; Rom_10:18 ; Php_3:8

μεν -οῦν -γε = μὲν οὖν γε nay rather: Rom_9:20 ; Rom_10:18 , Php_3:8 .†

μενοῦνγε [page 396] μενοῦνγε standing at the beginning of a clause, contrary to classical usage (Lob. Phryn. p. 342), as in Rom_10:18 (cf. Luk_11:28 ), may be paralleled by μέντοιγε standing first, e.g. P Lond 897 .13 (A.D. 84) (= III. p. 207) μέντοι γε οὐ θέλω κτλ ., P Amh II. 135 .11 (early ii/A.D.) μέντοιγε ὁ κύριος τῇ γ̄ προέγραψεν κτλ ., and P Oxy III. 531 .19 (ii/A.D.) μέντοιγε ἕως πρὸς σὲ ἔλθῃ Ἀνουβᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ σοῦ χαλκοῦ τὸ ὀψώνιόν σου καὶ τῶν σῶν ἐξοδίασον ἕως πέμψω , until however Anoubas arrives, you must pay for the provisions of yourself and your household out of your own money, until I send you some (Edd.).

μεν-οῦν-γε = μὲν οὖν γε nay rather: Rom.9:20 10:18, Php.3:8.† (AS)