Acts 8:39:10Acts.8.39.W10TAB
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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ton
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HO-te de a-NE-bê-san ek tou HY-da-tos PNEU-ma KY-ree-ou HÊR-pa-sen ton PHI-lip-pon kai ouk EI-den au-TON ou-KE-ti ho eu-NOU-khos e-po-REU-e-to gar tên ho-DON au-TOU KHAI-rōn
Exegesis
The main clause centers on pneuma kyriou hērpasen ton Philippon {πνεῦμα κυρίου ἥρπασεν τὸν Φίλιππον | pneu-ma ky-rí-ou hḗr-pa-sen tón Phí-lip-pon}, where the nominative pneuma {πνεῦμα | pneu-ma} functions as subject, the genitive kyriou {κυρίου | ky-rí-ou} specifies that this Spirit belongs to or proceeds from the Lord, and the aorist verb hērpasen {ἥρπασεν | hḗr-pa-sen} conveys a sudden, decisive act of snatching.
In context — Acts 8:39
When they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.
About this coordinate
Acts 8:39:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 8:39, 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.8.39.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.8.39.W10.S1) and character.