Acts 20:21:6Acts.20.21.W6TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- têhn
- 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
- sentence
di-a-mar-ty-RO-me-nos i-ou-dai-OIS te KAI HEL-lê-sin tên eis the-ON me-TA-noi-an KAI PIS-tin eis ton KY-ri-on hê-MON i-e-ay-SOON
Exegesis
The object of this testifying is expressed in two coordinated accusative phrases: ten eis theon metanoian {τὴν εἰς θεὸν μετάνοιαν | tḕn eis the-ón me-tá-noi-an} “the repentance toward God” and pistin eis ton kyrion hēmon Iēsoun {πίστιν εἰς τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν | pís-tin eis tón ký-ri-on hē-môn Iē-soûn} “faith toward our Lord Jesus.”
Root and etymology
katanteokappa–alpha–tau–alpha–nu–tau–alpha–omega
“to come down to, arrive at”
In context — Acts 20:21
Testifying both to Jews and to Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 20:21, 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.20.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.21.W6.S1) and character.