Acts 27:38:8Acts.27.38.W8TAB
τὸν
ton
“the”
- Transliteration
- ton
- Extended
- tohn
- IPA
- /ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ton
- sentence
ko-re-STHEN-tes de tro-PHÊS e-KOU-phi-zon to PLOI-on ek-bal-LO-me-noi ton SI-ton eis tên THA-las-san
Exegesis
The object ton siton {τὸν σῖτον | tòn sî-ton} specifies that the wheat cargo is what is discarded.
Root and etymology
Rootsigma–iota–tau–omicron–sigma
“wheat, grain, food staple”
In context — Acts 27:38
And when they had been satisfied with food, they began to lighten the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:38:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 27:38, so the Greek word τὸν (ton) 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.27.38.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.38.W8.S1) and character.