Acts 27:42:1Acts.27.42.W1TAB
τῶν
tôn
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tôn
- Extended
- tôhn
- IPA
- /tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
tôn
- sentence
tôn de stra-ti-ô-TÔN bou-LÊ e-GE-ne-to HI-na tous des-MÔ-tas a-pok-TEI-nô-sin MÊ tis ek-kho-lym-BÊ-sas di-a-PHY-gêi
Exegesis
The verse opens with the genitive construction ton de stratiotōn {τῶν δὲ στρατιωτῶν | tôn dè stratiōtôn} ‘the soldiers’’, where the article and noun modify the subject boule {βουλὴ | boulḗ} ‘plan’.
In context — Acts 27:42
The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that none would escape by swimming out .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:42:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 27:42, so the Greek word τῶν (tôn) 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.27.42.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.42.W1.S1) and character.