John 12:43:3John.12.43.W3TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- têhn
- IPA
- /tɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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tên
- sentence
ê-GA-pê-san gar tên DO-ksan tôn an-THRÔ-pôn MAL-lon Ê-per tên DO-ksan tou the-OU
Exegesis
The object tēn doxan tōn anthrōpōn {τὴν δόξαν τῶν ἀνθρώπων | tēn dó-xan tōn anth-rō-pōn} forms a definite noun phrase, “the glory of people,” where the genitive tōn anthrōpōn specifies the human source of that honor.
The comparative adverb mallon {μᾶλλον | mál-lon} with the conjunction ēper {ἤπερ | ḗ-per} creates the contrast “more than,” introducing the second object, tēn doxan tou theou {τὴν δόξαν τοῦ θεοῦ | tēn dó-xan tou the-oû} “the glory of God.”
In context — John 12:43
For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God .
About this coordinate
John 12:43:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 12:43, so the Greek word τὴν (tên) 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.12.43.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.43.W3.S1) and character.