Acts 21:1:18Acts.21.1.W18TAB

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

    hôs de e-GHE-ne-to a-na-khTHÊ-nai hê-MAS a-po-spa-STHEN-tas ap au-TÔN eu-thy-dro-MÊ-san-tes ÊL-tho-men eis tên KÔ têi de hek-SÊS eis tên HRO-don ka-KEI-then eis PA-ta-ra

Exegesis

A sequence of prepositional phrases with eis {εἰς | eis} plus accusative objects (tēn Kō, tēn Rhodon, Patara) maps the itinerary, with the dative adverbial phrase tē de hexēs {τῇ δὲ ἑξῆς | tē dè hexēs} ‘on the next day’ marking temporal progression, and kakeithen {κἀκεῖθεν | kakeîthen} ‘and from there’ linking the stages of the journey. The translation preserves this chronological and spatial sequence through clear temporal markers and coordinated phrases.

Root and etymology

katantaōkappa–alpha–tau–alpha–nu–tau–alpha–omega

to arrive at, reach a destination

In contextActs 21:1

After we had parted from them and put out to sea, we sailed a straight course and reached Cos; on the next day we arrived at Rhodes, and from there at Patara.

About this coordinate

Acts 21:1:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 21:1, 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.21.1.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.1.W18.S1) and character.