John 12:20:6John.12.20.W6TAB
τῶν
tôn
“the”
- Transliteration
- tôn
- Extended
- tôhn
- IPA
- /tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
tôn
- sentence
Ê-san de HEL-lê-NES TI-nes ek tôn a-na-bai-NON-tōn HI-na pros-ky-NÊ-sō-sin en têi he-or-TÊI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ek ton anabainonton {ἐκ τῶν ἀναβαινόντων | ek tōn anabainóntōn} uses an articular present participle in the genitive to denote a subset drawn “from among those going up,” identifying the Greeks as part of a larger pilgrim group traveling to Jerusalem.
Root and etymology
anabainōalpha–nu–alpha–beta–alpha–iota–nu–omega
“to go up, ascend”
In context — John 12:20
But there were some Greeks among those going up in order to worship at the feast .
About this coordinate
John 12:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 12:20, 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 John.12.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.20.W6.S1) and character.