John 19:20:3John.19.20.W3TAB

τὸν

ton

the

Transliteration
TON
Extended
TOHN
IPA
/ton/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    TON

  2. phraseyour reading level

    TOU-ton OUN TON TI-tlon pol-LOI a-NEG-nō-san TÔN i-ou-DAI-ŌN

  3. clause

    TOU-ton OUN TON TI-tlon pol-LOI a-NEG-nō-san TÔN i-ou-DAI-ŌN HO-ti eng-GYS ÊN HO TO-pos TÊS PO-le-ōs HO-pou e-stau-RŌ-thē HO ee-ay-SOOS

  4. sentence

    TOU-ton OUN TON TI-tlon pol-LOI a-NEG-nō-san TÔN i-ou-DAI-ŌN HO-ti eng-GYS ÊN HO TO-pos TÊS PO-le-ōs HO-pou e-stau-RŌ-thē HO ee-ay-SOOS KAI ÊN ye-gram-ME-non he-bra-i-STI RHÔ-ma-i-STI hel-lê-nis-TI

Exegesis

The verse begins with the demonstrative-object sequence touton ton titlon {τοῦτον τὸν τίτλον | toû-ton tòn tít-lon}, placing “this title” in the emphatic fronted position before the main verb.

Root and etymology

lithoslambda–iota–theta–omicron–sigma

stone

In contextJohn 19:20

Therefore, many of the Jews read this title , because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

About this coordinate

John 19:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 19:20, 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.19.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.20.W3.S1) and character.