Acts 16:14:17Acts.16.14.W17TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- têên
- 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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KAI tis gy-NEE o-NO-ma-ti ly-DI-a por-phy-RO-po-lis PO-le-ōs thy-a-TEI-rōn se-bo-ME-nê ton the-ON Ê-kou-en hÊS ho KY-ree-os di-Ê-noi-ksen tên kar-DI-an pro-SE-khein tois la-lou-ME-nois hy-PO tou PAU-lou
Exegesis
The relative pronoun hēs {ἧς | hês} ‘whose’ introduces a clause with ho kyrios {ὁ κύριος | ho kýrios} ‘the Lord’ as subject of diēnoixen {διήνοιξεν | diḗnoixen} ‘opened fully’ and ten kardían {τὴν καρδίαν | tḕn kardían} ‘the heart’ as object.
In context — Acts 16:14
A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God , was listening; the Lord opened her heart so that she gave heed to what Paul was saying.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:14:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 16:14, 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.16.14.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.14.W17.S1) and character.