Acts 13:22:21Acts.13.22.W21TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
TÊÊN
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

    KAI me-ta-STÊ-sas au-TON Ê-gei-ren ton da-UID au-TOIS eis ba-si-LE-a HÔ KAI EI-pen mar-ty-RÊ-sas HEU-ron da-UID ton tou ie-sa-AI AN-dra ka-TA tên kar-di-A N mou hos poi-Ê-sei PAN-ta ta the-LÊ-ma-TA mou

Exegesis

The expression kata ten kardian mou {κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν μου | katà tḕn kardían mou} “according to My heart” uses kata with the accusative to denote conformity or alignment with God’s inner purposes.

Root and etymology

pseudoprophētēs (compound)psi–epsilon–upsilon–delta–omicron–pi–rho–omicron–phi–eta–tau–eta–sigma

false prophet, counterfeit spokesman

In contextActs 13:22

And after removing him, He raised up David for them as king, to whom He also said, after bearing witness, “I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart , who will do all My will.”

About this coordinate

Acts 13:22:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 13:22, 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 Acts.13.22.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.22.W21.S1) and character.