Hebrews 13:23:10Heb.13.23.W10TAB
τάχιον
takhion
“sooner”
- Transliteration
- TA-khi-on
- Extended
- TAH-khih-ohn
- IPA
- /ˈta.kʰi.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- sooner
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
TA-khi-on
- sentence
gi-NO-ske-te ton a-del-PHON hê-MON ti-MO-the-on a-po-le-ly-ME-non meth hou e-AN TA-khi-on ER-khê-tai OP-so-mai hy-MAS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase methʼ hou {μεθʼ οὗ | methʼ hou} ‘with whom’ links Timothy as companion and introduces the conditional clause ean tachion erchetai {ἐὰν τάχιον ἔρχηται | e-àn tá-khi-on ér-khē-tai}, with tachion conveying comparative quickness.
Root and etymology
tachystau–alpha–chi–upsilon–sigma
“swift, quick”
In context — Hebrews 13:23
Know that our brother Timothy has been released ; with whom, if he comes soon, I will see you.
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Hebrews 13:23, so the Greek word τάχιον (takhion) 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.13.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.23.W10.S1) and character.