Acts 20:1:5Acts.20.1.W5TAB
τὸν
ton
“the”
- Transliteration
- ton
- Extended
- tohn
- IPA
- /ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ton
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me-TA de to PAU-sas-thai ton THO-ry-bon me-ta-pem-PSA-me-nos ho PAU-los tous ma-thê-TA(S) kai pa-ra-ka-LE-sas a-spa-SA-me-nos ek-SÊL-then po-REU-es-thai eis ma-ke-do-NI-an
Exegesis
The object of this infinitive is ton thorybon {τὸν θόρυβον | tòn thórybon} ‘the uproar,’ the article signaling a specific, already-known disturbance.
Root and etymology
sabbatonsigma–alpha–beta–beta–alpha–tau–omicron–nu
“Sabbath, by extension week”
In context — Acts 20:1
After the uproar had ceased, Paul summoned the disciples, and when he had encouraged them and said farewell, he departed to go into Macedonia.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 20:1, so the Greek word τὸν (ton) 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.20.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.1.W5.S1) and character.