Acts 13:5:6Acts.13.5.W6TAB
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
KAI ge-NO-me-noi en sa-la-MI-ni ka-TEEG-gel-lon ton LO-gon tou the-OU en TAIS sy-na-gô-GAIS tôn i-ou-dai-ON EI-khon de KAI i-ô-AN-nên hy-pê-RE-tên
Exegesis
The direct object is expressed by the articular phrase ton logon {τὸν λόγον | tón lógon} “the word,” further defined by the genitive tou theou {τοῦ θεοῦ | toû theoû} “of God,” a subjective genitive indicating that the message originates from God.
Root and etymology
sabbátōnsigma–alpha–beta–beta–alpha–tau–omicron–nu
“Sabbath, rest day”
In context — Acts 13:5
And when they had arrived in Salamis, they were proclaiming the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John as an assistant.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 13:5, 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.13.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.5.W6.S1) and character.