Acts 10:2:4Acts.10.2.W4TAB
τὸν
ton
“the”
- Transliteration
- ton
- Extended
- tohn
- IPA
- /ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ton
- sentence
eu-se-BEES KAI pho-BOU-me-nos ton the-ON syn pan-TEE tôi OI-kō au-TOU poi-ŌN e-le-ê-mo-SY-nas pol-LAS tôi la-ÔI KAI de-O-me-nos tou the-OU di-A pan-TOS
Exegesis
The initial adjective eusebes {εὐσεβής | eu-se-bēs} ‘devout’ is coordinated with the participle phoboumenos {φοβούμενος | pho-boú-me-nos} ‘fearing’, which takes the explicit object ton theon {τὸν θεόν | tón the-ón} ‘the God’, forming a compact portrait of piety and reverence.
Root and etymology
hekatoneta–kappa–alpha–tau–omicron–nu
“hundred”
In context — Acts 10:2
A devout and God-fearing man with all his household, doing many acts of charity to the people, and praying to God continually.
About this coordinate
Acts 10:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 10:2, so the Greek word τὸν (ton) 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 Acts.10.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.10.2.W4.S1) and character.