Acts 14:12:6Acts.14.12.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
e-KA-loun te ton bar-na-BAN di-A ton de PAU-lon her-MÊN e-pei-DÊ au-TOS ÊN ho hê-GOU-me-nos tou LO-gou
Exegesis
The article ton {τὸν | tón} before each proper name underscores them as distinct objects of the crowd’s identification.
Root and etymology
kheirotoneōchi–epsilon–iota–rho–omicron–tau–omicron–nu–epsilon–omega
“to stretch out the hand to appoint”
In context — Acts 14:12
They were calling Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes , because he was the one leading the word .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 14:12, 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.14.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.12.W6.S1) and character.