Acts 13:17:12Acts.13.17.W12TAB
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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ho the-OS tou la-OU TOU-tou is-ra-EL ek-se-LEK-sa-to tous pa-TE-ras hê-MON kai ton la-ON HY-psō-sen en têi pa-roi-KEE-a en gêi ai-GYP-tou kai me-TA bra-KHI-o-nos hy-psē-LOU ek-SĒ-ga-gen au-TOUS eks au-TÊS
Exegesis
The coordination with kai ton laon hypsōsen {καὶ τὸν λαὸν ὕψωσεν | kaí tón laón hýpsōsen} introduces a second aorist verb, hypsōsen, sharing the same subject (God) and taking ton laon as its object, describing how He “exalted” or “made great” the people.
Root and etymology
sabbátōnsigma–alpha–beta–beta–alpha–tau–omicron–nu
“Sabbath, rest day”
In context — Acts 13:17
The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great while they were sojourning in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of it.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 13:17, 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.13.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.17.W12.S1) and character.