Acts 16:24:8Acts.16.24.W8TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- tehn
- 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
- word
tên
- sentence
hos pa-rang-ge-LEE-an toi-AU-tên la-BON E-ba-len au-TOUS eis tên e-sô-TE-ran phy-la-KÊN KAI tous PO-das ê-spha-LEE-sa-to au-TÔN eis to KSY-lon
Exegesis
The verb ebalen {ἔβαλεν | é-ba-len} ‘he put, he threw’ governs autous {αὐτούς | au-toús} ‘them’ and the prepositional phrase eis ten esoteran phylaken {εἰς τὴν ἐσωτέραν φυλακήν | eis tḗn e-sō-té-ran phy-la-kḗn} ‘into the inner prison’, indicating placement in the most secure cell.
In context — Acts 16:24
Having received such an order , he confined them to the inner prison and secured their feet to the stocks .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 16:24, 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.16.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.24.W8.S1) and character.