Acts 27:6:9Acts.27.6.W9TAB
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
ka-KEI heu-RON ho he-ka-ton-TAR-khês PLOI-on a-lek-san-DREE-non PLE-on eis tên i-ta-LEE-an e-ne-BI-ba-sen hê-MAS eis au-TO
Exegesis
The participle pleon {πλέον | plé-on} ‘sailing’, together with eis ten Italian {εἰς τὴν Ἰταλίαν | eis tḕn I-ta-lí-an} ‘to Italy’, specifies the vessel’s intended route.
In context — Acts 27:6
There the centurion came upon an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy and put us aboard .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 27:6, 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.27.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.6.W9.S1) and character.