Acts 17:5:15Acts.17.5.W15TAB
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
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tên
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dzê-LO-san-tes de hoi i-ou-DAI-oi kai pros-la-BO-me-noi tôn a-go-RAI-ôn AN-dras ti-NAS po-nê-ROUS kai okh-lo-poi-Ê-san-tes e-tho-RY-boun tên PO-lin kai e-pi-STAN-tes tê oi-KI-a i-A-so-nos e-DZÊ-toun au-TOUS pro-a-ga-GEIN eis ton DÊ-mon
Exegesis
The phrase epistantes tē oikia Iasonos {ἐπιστάντες τῇ οἰκίᾳ Ἰάσονος | e-pi-STAN-tes tē oi-KI-a IA-so-nos} describes the hostile approach to Jason’s house as the narrative focal point.
Root and etymology
anistēmialpha–nu–iota–sigma–tau–eta–mu–iota
“to raise, make stand up”
In context — Acts 17:5
But the Jews , having become jealous, and having taken along some wicked men from among the market-dwellers, formed a mob and were throwing the city into an uproar. And having come upon the house of Jason, they were seeking to bring them out to the assembly .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:5:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 17:5, 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.17.5.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.5.W15.S1) and character.