it serves to express in general a settled futurity, Mat. 11.14. Lu. 9.31. Jno. 11.51, et al.; to intend, Lu. 10.1, et al.; particip. μέλλων, ουσα, ον, future as distinguished from past and present, Mat. 12.32. Lu. 13.9, et al.; to be always, as it were, about to do, to delay, linger, Ac. 22.16. Μέλος, εος, τό a member, limb, any part of the body, Mat. 5.29, 30. Ro. 12.4. 1 Co. 6.15; 12.12, et al. Μεμβράνα, ης, ἡ, (Lat. membrana) parchment, vellum, 2 Ti. 4.13. Μέμφομαι, f. ψομαι, a.1. ἐμεμψάμην, to find fault with, blame, censure; to intimate dissatisfaction with, He. 8.8; absol. to find fault, Ro. 9.19. Μεμψίμοιρος, ου, ὁ, ἡ, (μέμψις, a finding fault, fr. μέμφομαι, & μοῖρα, a portion, lot) finding fault or being discontented with one's lot, querulous; a discontented, querulous person, a repiner, Jude 16. Μέν, a particle serving to intimate that the term or clause with which it is used, stands distinguished from another, usually in the sequal, and then mostly with δέ correspondent, Mat. 3.11; 9.37. Ac. 1.1; ὁ μὲν,—ὁ δὲ, this—that, the one—the other, Phi. 1.16, 17; one—another, οἱ μὲν—οἱ δὲ, some—others, Mat. 22.5, 6; ὅς μὲν—ὅς δὲ, one—another, pl. some—others, Mat. 13.8; 21.35; ἄλλος μὲν—ἄλλος δὲ, one—another, 1 Co. 15.39; ὧδε μὲν—ἐκεῖ δὲ, here—there, He. 7.8; τοῦτο μὲν—τοῦτο δὲ, partly—partly, He. 10.33, et al. freq. Μενοῦν, v. μὲν οὖν, see οὖν. Μενοῦνγε, (μέν, οὖν, γε) a combination of particles serving to take up what has just preceded with either addition or abatedment, like the Latin imo; yea indeed, yea truly, yea rather, Lu. 11.28. Ro. 9.20; 10.18. Phi. 3.8. N.T. Μέντοι, (μέν & τοι) conj. truly, certainly, sure, Ju. 8; nevertheless, however, Jno. 4.27, et al. Μένω, f. μενῶ, p. μεμένηκα, a.1. ἔμεινα, to stay, Mat. 26.38. Ac. 27.31; to continue, 1 Co. 7. 11. 2 Ti. 2.13; to dwell, lodge, sojourn, Jno. 1.39. Ac. 9.43, et al.; to remain, Jno. 9.41; to rest, settle, Jno. 1.32, 33; 3.36; to last, endure, Mat. 11.23. Jno. 6.27. 1 Co. 3.14; to survive, 1 Co. 15.6; to be existent, 1 Co. 13.13; to continue unchanged, Ro. 9.11; to be permanent, Jno. 15.16. 2 Co. 3.11. He. 10.34; 13.14. 1 Pe. 1.23; to perservere, be constant, be stedfast, 1 Ti. 2.15. 2 Ti. 3.14; to abide, to be in close and settled union, Jno. 6.56; 14.10; 15.4, et al.; to indwell, Jno. 5.38. 1 Jno. 2.14; trans. to wait for, Ac. 20.5, 23. Μερίζω, (μέρις) f. ίσω, to divide; to divide out, distribute, Mar. 6.41; to assign, bestow, Ro. 12.3. 1 Co. 7.17. 2 Co. 10.13. He. 7.2; mid. to share, Lu. 12.13; pass. to be subdivided, to admit distinctions, 1 Co. 1.13; to be servered by discord, be at variance, Mat. 12.35, et al.; to differ, 1 Co. 7.34. Μέριμνα, ης, ἡ, (μερίζειν τὸν νοῦν, dividing the mind) care, Mat. 13.22. Lu. 8.14, et al.; anxious interest, 2 Co. 11.28: whence Μεριμνάω, ῶ, f. ήσω, a.1. ἐμερίμνησα, to be anxious, or solicitous, Phi. 4.6; to expend careful thought, Mat.