James 3:9:4Jas.3.9.W4TAB
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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Word in context
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ton
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en au-TÊ eu-lo-GOU-men ton KY-ree-on KAI pa-TE-ra KAI en au-TÊ ka-ta-RO-me-tha tous an-THRÔ-pous tous kath ho-MOI-ō-sin the-OU ge-go-NO-tas
Exegesis
These frame the verbs eulogoumen {εὐλογοῦμεν | eulogoumén} “we bless” and katarōmetha {καταρώμεθα | katarṓmetha} “we curse,” each with its respective object: ton kyrion kai patera {τὸν κύριον καὶ πατέρα | ton kyrion kai patéra} “the Lord and Father,” a hendiadys expressing divine sovereignty and parental care; and tous anthrōpous tous kath’ homoiosin theoû gegonótas {τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς καθʼ ὁμοίωσιν θεοῦ γεγονότας | toùs anthrṓpous toùs kath’ homoíōsin theoû gegonótas} “people who have been made according to the likeness of God,” where kath’ with the accusative homoiosin marks normative likeness and the perfect participle gegonótas indicates an enduring created state. In translation, this antithetical structure is preserved by mirroring the Greek instrument phrase with “By that means” in the formal and specifying “our tongue” in the dynamic, thus maintaining parallel syntax and highlighting the ethical tension between blessing God and cursing human image-bearers.
Root and etymology
katastasiskappa–alpha–tau–alpha–sigma–tau–alpha–sigma–iota–sigma
“instability”
In context — James 3:9
By that means we proclaim praise to the Lord and Father , yet by that same means we pronounce curses against people fashioned in the likeness of God .
About this coordinate
James 3:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of James 3:9, 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 Jas.3.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.3.9.W4.S1) and character.