Acts 18:26:20Acts.18.26.W20TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- tɛɛn
- 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 te ÊR-ksa-to par-rhê-si-A-dze-s-thai en tê sy-na-gô-GÊ a-KOU-san-tes de au-TOU PRIS-kil-la kai a-KY-las pro-se-LA-bon-to au-TON kai a-kri-BE-ste-ron au-TÔ ek-SE-then-to tên ho-DON tou the-OU
Exegesis
The narrative then resumes as Priskilla and Akylas {Πρίσκιλλα καὶ Ἀκύλας | Prís-kil-la kaí Aký-las} proselabonto {προσελάβοντο | pros-e-lá-bon-to}, “took him aside,” signifying private instruction, and exethento {ἐξέθεντο | ex-é-then-to}, “set forth,” which takes tēn hodon tou Theou {τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ θεοῦ | tēn ho-dón tou the-oû} as its object.
Root and etymology
katantaokappa–alpha–tau–alpha–nu–tau–alpha–omega
“to come down to, arrive at a place”
In context — Acts 18:26
He initiated a bold discourse in the synagogue, and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they drew him aside and expounded the way of God to him with increased precision .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:26:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 18:26, 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.18.26.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.26.W20.S1) and character.