Acts 8:39:10Acts.8.39.W10TAB

τὸν

ton

the

Transliteration
ton
Extended
tohn
IPA
/ton/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ton

  2. sentence

    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 contextActs 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.