τὸν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τὸν

   ton

   the
2. sentence🔊 Ἐπεχείρησαν δὲ τινες καὶ τῶν περιερχομένων Ἰουδαίων ἐξορκιστῶν ὀνομάζειν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἔχοντας τὰ πνεύματα τὰ πονηρά τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ λέγοντες ὁρκίζω ὑμᾶς τὸν Ἰησοῦν ὃν Παῦλος κηρύσσει.

   e-pe-KHEE-rê-san de TI-nes KAI tôn pe-ri-er-kho-ME-nôn i-ou-da-I-ôn ek-sor-ki-STÔN o-no-MA-dzein e-PI tous E-khon-tas ta PNEU-ma-ta ta po-nê-RA to O-no-ma tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOO LE-gon-tes hor-KI-dzô hy-MAS ton ee-ay-SOON hon PAU-los kê-RYSS-sei

   They attempted then some also of the itinerant Jews exorcists to name over those having the spirits the evil the name of the Lord Jesus saying I adjure you the Jesus whom Paul proclaims

Exegesis

The key object is to onoma tou kyriou Iesou {τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ | tò ó-no-ma tou ku-rí-ou Iē-soû}, where the genitive tou kyriou Iesou is possessive, marking the name as belonging to the Lord Jesus and implying His authority.

The relative clause hon Paulos keryssei {ὃν Παῦλος κηρύσσει | hon Paû-los kē-rýs-sei} clarifies which Jesus is meant, linking the narrative to Paul’s proclaimed message. In translation, participial and genitive constructions are reshaped into relative clauses and prepositional phrases to maintain clarity while preserving the strong emphasis on invoking Jesus’ name as the perceived source of exorcistic power.