Acts 2:37:4Acts.2.37.W4TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
têhn
IPA
/tɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    tên

  2. sentence

    a-KOU-san-tes de ka-te-NU-gê-san tên kar-DI-an ei-PON te pros ton PE-tro(n) KAI tous loi-POUS a-po-STO-lous TI poi-Ê-sô-men AN-dres a-del-PHOI

Exegesis

Its object, tēn kardian {τὴν καρδίαν | tèn kardían} ‘the heart’, in singular, conceptualizes the inner life of the group as a unified seat of response.

In contextActs 2:37

Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart , and they said to Peter and the other apostles , “Men and brothers, what should we do?”

About this coordinate

Acts 2:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 2:37, 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.2.37.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.37.W4.S1) and character.