Acts 22:28:8Acts.22.28.W8TAB

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

    a-pe-KRI-thê de ho khi-LEE-ar-khos e-GÔ pol-LOU ke-pha-LAI-ou tên po-li-TEI-an TAU-tên ek-tê-SA-mên ho de PAU-los E-phê e-GÔ de KAI ge-GEN-nê-mai

Exegesis

In the commander’s statement, egō {Ἐγὼ | e-gō} precedes ektēsámēn {ἐκτησάμην | ek-tē-sá-mēn} for contrastive emphasis, while the genitive adverbial pollou kephalaíou {πολλοῦ κεφαλαίου | pol-loû ke-pha-laí-ou} indicates price and the accusative tēn politeían taútēn {τὴν πολιτείαν ταύτην | tēn po-li-te-í-an tau-tēn} names “this citizenship” as object.

In contextActs 22:28

The commander answered, “I obtained this citizenship with a large payment.” But Paul said, “But I also was born a citizen.”

About this coordinate

Acts 22:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 22:28, 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.22.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.28.W8.S1) and character.