Acts 15:17:8Acts.15.17.W8TAB
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
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HO-pōs AN ek-dzê-TÊ-sō-sin hoi ka-TA-loi-poi tōn an-THRŌ-pōn ton KY-ree-on kai PAN-ta ta ETH-nē eph hous e-pi-KÉ-klē-tai to o-no-MA mou ep au-TOUS LE-gei KY-ree-os poi-ŌN TAU-ta
Exegesis
The relative clause eph’ hous epikeklētai to onoma mou ep’ autous {ἐφ’ οὓς ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπ’ αὐτούς | eph hoùs e-pi-ké-klē-tai tó ó-no-má mou ep au-toús} qualifies the nations as those upon whom the divine name rests.
Root and etymology
eidōlonei'-dō-lon
“idol, image”
In context — Acts 15:17
So that the remnant of mankind might seek the Lord , and all the nations upon whom My Name has been called, says the Lord, who is doing these things.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 15:17, 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.15.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.17.W8.S1) and character.