Acts 13:8:15Acts.13.8.W15TAB
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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an-THI-sta-to de au-TOIS e-LY-mas ho MA-gos HOU-tōs gar me-ther-mê-NEU-e-tai to O-no-ma au-TOU dzê-TŌN di-a-STRE-psai ton an-THY-pa-ton a-PO tês PI-ste-ōs
Exegesis
This participle governs the infinitive diastrepsai {διαστρέψαι | diastrépsai}, which takes ton anthypaton {τὸν ἀνθύπατον | tòn anthýpaton} as its object, forming a purpose-like construction, “seeking to turn the proconsul aside.”
Root and etymology
sabbátōnsigma–alpha–beta–beta–alpha–tau–omicron–nu
“Sabbath, rest day”
In context — Acts 13:8
But Elymas the magician was opposing them, for thus his name is interpreted, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:8:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 13:8, 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.13.8.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.8.W15.S1) and character.