John 13:38:3John.13.38.W3TAB
Τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- TÊN
- Extended
- TÊÊN
- IPA
- /ˈteːn/
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
- word
TÊN
- clause
TÊN psy-KHÊN soo hy-PER e-MOO THÊ-seis
- sentence
a-po-KRI-ne-tai ee-ay-SOOS TÊN psy-KHÊN soo hy-PER e-MOO THÊ-seis
Exegesis
The interrogative clause foregrounds ten psychēn sou {Τὴν ψυχήν σου | Tḕn psychḗn sou} ‘your life,’ underscoring the total self offered, while hyper emou {ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ | hypér emoû} ‘for Me’ frames the intended sacrifice toward Jesus.
Root and etymology
heort-
“feast, festival”
In context — John 13:38
Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times.”
About this coordinate
John 13:38:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 13:38, 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.13.38.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.38.W3.S1) and character.