Acts 20:7:5Acts.20.7.W5TAB
τῶν
tôn
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tôn
- Extended
- tôn
- IPA
- /tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
tôn
- sentence
en de tê mi-AI tôn sab-BA-tōn sy-nêg-ME-nōn hê-MON KLA-sai AR-ton ho PAU-los di-e-LE-ge-to au-TOIS MEL-lōn ek-si-E-nai tê e-PAU-ri-on pa-RE-tei-nen te ton LO-gon ME-khri me-so-nyk-TI-ou
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase en de tē mia tōn sabbatōn {Ἐν δὲ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων | En dè tē miā́ tōn sabbátōn} “on the first day of the week,” where the dative phrase with en functions temporally and the Semitic plural sabbatōn “Sabbaths” idiomatically denotes a week.
Root and etymology
asthenēsasthenḗs
“weak, without strength”
In context — Acts 20:7
And on the first day of the week, when we had gathered together to break bread , Paul was conversing with them, since he was about to depart on the next day, and he extended the message until midnight.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 20:7, so the Greek word τῶν (tôn) 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.20.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.7.W5.S1) and character.