John 16:28:12John.16.28.W12TAB
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
- clause
PA-lin a-PHÍ-ê-mi ton KOS-mon KAI po-REU-o-mai pros ton pa-TE-ra
- sentence
eks-ÊL-thon ek tou pa-TROS KAI e-LÊ-ly-tha eis ton KOS-mon PA-lin a-PHÍ-ê-mi ton KOS-mon KAI po-REU-o-mai pros ton pa-TE-ra
Exegesis
The next clause, `elelytha eis ton kosmon {ἐλήλυθα εἰς τὸν κόσμον | e-lḗ-ly-tha eis ton kós-mon} ‘I have come into the world’`, uses the perfect tense to present the coming as completed yet still effective in the present.
The parallel closing clauses, `aphiemi ton kosmon {ἀφίημι τὸν κόσμον | a-phí-e-mi ton kós-mon} ‘I leave the world’` and `poreuomai pros ton patera {πορεύομαι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα | po-reú-o-mai pros ton pa-té-ra} ‘I am going toward the Father’`, reverse the earlier motion and bring the statement to its theological destination. The three prepositions `ek`, `eis`, and `pros` create a deliberate from–into–toward arc, so the verse reads as a structured summary of preexistence, incarnation, departure, and return. The repetition of `ton kosmon` heightens the contrast between Jesus’ entry into the world and His departure from it.
In context — John 16:28
I came out from the Father and I have come into the world ; once more, I am leaving the world and I am going to the Father.
About this coordinate
John 16:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 16:28, 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 John.16.28.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.28.W12.S1) and character.