Hebrews 13:17:11Heb.13.17.W11TAB

τῶν

tôn

the

Transliteration
tôn
Extended
TOHN
IPA
/tɔːn/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    tôn

  2. sentence

    PEI-the-ste tois hê-gou-ME-nois hy-MÔN kai hy-PEI-ke-te au-TOI gar a-gryp-NOU-sin hy-PER tôn psy-KHÔN hy-MÔN hôs LO-gon a-po-DÔ-son-tes HI-na me-TA kha-RAS TOU-to poi-Ô-sin kai mê ste-NA-dzon-tes a-ly-si-te-LES gar hy-MIN TOU-to

Exegesis

The causal clause autoi gar agrypnousin hyper tōn psychōn hymōn {αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀγρυπνοῦσιν ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν | autoí gár agrypnoûsin hypèr tôn psychôn hymôn} uses the intensive pronoun autoi to stress personal vigilance; agrypnousin with hyper plus the genitive psychōn portrays relentless watchfulness over the believers’ welfare.

Root and etymology

paspãs

all, every

In contextHebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and yield to them, for they themselves keep watch over your souls as those who will render an account , so that they may do this with joy and not with groaning; for this would be unprofitable for you.

About this coordinate

Hebrews 13:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Hebrews 13:17, so the Greek word τῶν (tôn) 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 Heb.13.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.17.W11.S1) and character.