Acts 18:25:4Acts.18.25.W4TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- TÊÊN
- 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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HOU-tos EEN ka-tê-khê-ME-nos tên ho-DON tou KY-ree-ou KAI DZE-on tôi PNEU-ma-ti e-LA-lei KAI e-DI-das-ken a-kri-BÔS ta pe-RI tou ee-ay-SOO e-pi-STA-me-nos MO-non to BA-pti-sma i-ô-AN-nou
Exegesis
The opening demonstrative houtos {οὗτος | hoû-tos} functions as an emphatic subject followed by the imperfect verb en {ἦν | ên} and the perfect passive participle katēchēmenos {κατηχημένος | katēchēménos}, forming a periphrastic construction that conveys a completed state of instruction in tēn hodon tou kyriou {τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ κυρίου | tēn hodón tou kyríou}, where the article and genitive express a defined pattern of life established by the Lord.
Root and etymology
katantaokappa–alpha–tau–alpha–nu–tau–alpha–omega
“to come down to, arrive at a place”
In context — Acts 18:25
This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord and, being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus , although he knew only the baptism of John.
About this coordinate
Acts 18:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 18:25, 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.18.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.25.W4.S1) and character.