Acts 8:3:4Acts.8.3.W4TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- têhn
- 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
SAU-los de e-ly-mai-NE-to tên ek-klê-SI-an ka-TA tous OI-kous eis-po-reu-O-me-nos sy-RÔN te AN-dras kai gy-NAI-kas pa-re-DI-dou eis phy-la-KÊN
Exegesis
The direct object tèn ekklēsian {τὴν ἐκκλησίαν | tḕn ek-klē-sí-an} “the church” identifies the whole believing community as the target of this violence.
In context — Acts 8:3
But Saul was ravaging the church ; entering house after house, he dragged away men and women and was delivering them into prison .
About this coordinate
Acts 8:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 8:3, 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.8.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.8.3.W4.S1) and character.