Acts 26:4:9Acts.26.4.W9TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- tên
- 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
tên MEN OUN BI-ō-SIN mou tên ek ne-O-tê-tos tên ap ar-KHÊS ge-no-ME-nên en tō E-thnei mou EN te hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois I-sa-si PAN-tes i-ou-DAI-oi
Exegesis
The verse opens with the fronted accusative object ten biosin mou {Τὴν βίωσίν μου | Tḕn bí-ō-sín mou} “my manner of life,” which is the topic under discussion.
A chain of attributive accusative phrases, each introduced by ten {τὴν | tḕn}, further specifies biosin: first ek neotetos {ἐκ νεότητος | ek ne-ó-tē-tos} “from youth,” then ap arches {ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς | ap ar-khês} “from the beginning,” and finally the participle genomenen {γενομένην | ge-no-mén-ēn} “having taken place,” which is grammatically bound to biosin and describes the life as something that unfolded over time.
In context — Acts 26:4
So then, all the Jews know my manner of life from my youth, which from the beginning took place among my nation and in Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 26:4, 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.26.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.4.W9.S1) and character.