Acts 14:11:9Acts.14.11.W9TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- têhn
- IPA
- /tɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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tên
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hoi te O-khloi i-DON-tes ho e-POI-ê-sen PAU-los e-PÊ-ran tên phô-NÊN au-TÔN ly-ka-o-nis-TI LE-gon-tes hoi the-OI ho-moi-ô-THEN-tes an-THRÔ-pois ka-TE-bê-san pros hê-MAS
Exegesis
The object phrase tēn phōnēn autōn {τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν | tēn phō-NĒN au-TŌN} “their voice” uses a singular “voice” with a plural pronoun, an idiom indicating a unified, loud outcry.
In context — Acts 14:11
And the crowds, having seen what Paul had done, lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language, saying, “The gods have come down to us, having become like men .”
About this coordinate
Acts 14:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 14:11, 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.14.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.11.W9.S1) and character.