1 Corinthians 16:3:121 Cor.16.3.W12TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
TAYN
IPA
/tɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    tên

  2. sentence

    HO-tan de pa-ra-GHE-no-mai hous e-AN do-ki-MA-sê-te di e-pi-sto-LÔN TOU-tous PEM-psô a-pe-ne-GKEIN tên KHA-rin hy-MÔN eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM

Exegesis

The infinitive apenengein {ἀπενεγκεῖν | a-pe-nen-geîn} expresses the purpose (“to carry away”) of the sending action, with its object ten charin humon {τὴν χάριν ὑμῶν | tēn chá-rin hu-môn} indicating the financial contribution.

In context1 Corinthians 16:3

When I arrive, I will send those whom you approve , with letters, to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 16:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Corinthians 16:3, so the Greek word τὴν (tên) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.16.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.3.W12.S1) and character.