Acts 21:35:14Acts.21.35.W14TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- TAYN
- 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
HO-te DE e-GHE-ne-to e-PI tous a-na-ba-thMOUS sy-NE-bê ba-STA-dze-sthai au-TON hy-PO tôn stra-ti-o-TÔN di-A tên BI-an tou O-khLOU
Exegesis
The causal phrase dia ten bian tou ochlou {διὰ τὴν βίαν τοῦ ὄχλου | di-á tēn ví-an toû óch-lou} ‘because of the violence of the crowd’ explains the soldiers’ intervention, with dia plus the accusative indicating cause. The syntax moves from time to place to necessity, emphasizing the urgency of the protective action in response to the crowd’s hostility.
Root and etymology
katantaōkappa–alpha–tau–alpha–nu–tau–alpha–omega
“to arrive at, reach a destination”
In context — Acts 21:35
When he reached the steps, it happened that the soldiers had to carry him because of the violence of the crowd .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:35:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 21:35, 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.21.35.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.35.W14.S1) and character.