Acts 17:10:12Acts.17.10.W12TAB
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
hoi de a-del-PHOI eu-THE-ôs di-A nyk-TOS ek-SE-pem-psan TON te PAU-lon kai ton si-LAN eis BE-roi-an HOI-ti-nes pa-ra-ge-NO-me-noi eis tên sy-na-gô-GÊN tôn i-ou-da-Í-ôn a-PÊ-e-san
Exegesis
The object phrase ton te Paulon kai ton Silan {τόν τε Παῦλον καὶ τὸν Σιλᾶν | tón te Paû-lon kaí tón Si-lân} uses the enclitic te {τε | te} to bind Paul and Silas closely as a pair in the mission.
In context — Acts 17:10
But the brothers immediately sent both Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 17:10, 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.17.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.10.W12.S1) and character.