Acts 16:40:8Acts.16.40.W8TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
têhn
IPA
/tɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    tên

  2. sentence

    ek-sel-THON-tes de a-PO tês phy-la-KÊS ei-SÊL-thon pros tên ly-DI-an KAI i-DON-tes pa-re-KA-le-san tous a-del-PHOUS KAI ek-SÊL-than

Exegesis

The main verb eisēlthon {εἰσῆλθον | eisêlthon} ‘they entered’ takes the accusative object pros tēn Lydian {πρὸς τὴν Λυδίαν | pròs tēn Lydían}, indicating movement to Lydia’s house by metonymy.

In contextActs 16:40

After they went out from the prison , they entered Lydia’s house; and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.

About this coordinate

Acts 16:40:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 16:40, 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.16.40.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.40.W8.S1) and character.