Acts 27:9:14Acts.27.9.W14TAB
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
hi-ka-NOU de KHO-ro-nou di-a-ge-no-ME-nou kai ON-tos Ê-dê e-pi-spha-LOUS tou PLO-os di-A to kai tên nê-stei-AN Ê-dê pa-re-lê-ly-THE-nai pa-RÊI-nei ho PAU-los
Exegesis
The causal clause dia to kai tēn nesteian ēdē parelēlythenai {διὰ τὸ καὶ τὴν νηστείαν ἤδη παρεληλυθέναι | di-à tò kaí tḕn nē-ste-í-an ḗ-dē pa-re-lē-ly-thé-nai} uses dia with an articular infinitive to explain the peril.
In context — Acts 27:9
After considerable time had passed and the voyage was already becoming dangerous because the Fast had already gone by, Paul began to advise them.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:9:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 27:9, 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.27.9.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.9.W14.S1) and character.