Acts 17:12:8Acts.17.12.W8TAB
τῶν
tôn
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tôn
- Extended
- tohn
- IPA
- /tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
tôn
- sentence
pol-LOI men OON eks au-TÔN e-PI-steu-san kai tôn hel-lê-NI-dôn gy-nai-KÔN tôn eu-skhê-MO-nôn kai an-DRÔN ouk o-LI-goi
Exegesis
The coordinated genitive phrase kai ton Hellenidon gynaikon ton euschemonon {καὶ τῶν Ἑλληνίδων γυναικῶν τῶν εὐσχημόνων | kai tôn Hellēnídōn gynaikôn tôn eus-skhē-MÓ-nōn} expands the scope, identifying “of the Greek women” and further qualifying them by social status as “prominent” through euschemonon.
Root and etymology
prōt-pi–rho–omega–tau
“first, foremost”
In context — Acts 17:12
Therefore many of them believed , and also not a few of the prominent Greek women and men.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 17:12, so the Greek word τῶν (tôn) 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.17.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.12.W8.S1) and character.