Acts 18:19:12Acts.18.19.W12TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- TÊN
- Extended
- TAYN
- 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
ka-TEEN-tê-san DE eis E-phe-son ka-KEI-nous ka-TE-li-pen au-TOU au-TOS DE ei-sel-THON eis TÊN sy-na-gô-GÊN di-e-LEK-sa-to tois i-ou-da-Iois
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist verb katentesan {κατήντησαν | katḗntēsan} ‘they arrived,’ marking a transition in the travel narrative.
Root and etymology
katantaokappa–alpha–tau–alpha–nu–tau–alpha–omega
“to come down to, arrive at a place”
In context — Acts 18:19
When they reached Ephesus , he left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 18:19, 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.18.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.19.W12.S1) and character.