1 John 4:21:31 John.4.21.W3TAB
τὴν
tēn
“the”
- Transliteration
- tēn
- Extended
- têhn
- IPA
- /tɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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tēn
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KAI TAU-tēn tēn en-to-LĒN E-kho-men ap au-TOU HI-na ho a-ga-PŌN ton the-ON a-ga-PAI KAI ton a-del-PHON au-TOU
Exegesis
The demonstrative phrase tauten ten entolen {ταύτην τὴν ἐντολήν | taútēn tḕn entolḗn} ‘this commandment’ refers back to the prior injunction.
In context — 1 John 4:21
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should also love his brother .
About this coordinate
1 John 4:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 John 4:21, so the Greek word τὴν (tēn) 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 John.4.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.4.21.W3.S1) and character.