John 19:21:20John.19.21.W20TAB
⸂τῶν
tôn
“of the”
- Transliteration
- TÔN
- Extended
- TÔN
- IPA
- /tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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TÔN
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al HO-ti e-KEI-nos EI-pen ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-dAI-ôn ei-MI
- clause
ho ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-dAI-ôn al HO-ti e-KEI-nos EI-pen ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-dAI-ôn ei-MI
- sentence
E-le-gon OUN TÔ pi-LA-tô hoi ar-khi-e-REIS TÔN i-ou-dAI-ôn MÊ GRA-phe ho ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-dAI-ôn al HO-ti e-KEI-nos EI-pen ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-dAI-ôn ei-MI
Exegesis
The dative phrase tō Pilatō {τῷ Πιλάτῳ | tô Pi-lá-tō} marks Pilate as the addressee, while the nominative hoi archiereis tōn Ioudaiōn {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς τῶν Ἰουδαίων | hoi ar-khi-e-REIS tôn I-ou-DAI-ōn} functions as the subject, identifying the highest Jewish religious authorities as the ones objecting.
The quoted phrase Ho basileus tōn Ioudaiōn {Ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων | Ho ba-si-LEUS tôn I-ou-DAI-ōn} “The King of the Jews” is the inscription as Pilate has written it, functioning as the content of what is not to be written.
The following clause Basileus tōn Ioudaiōn eimi {Βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων εἰμί | ba-si-LEUS tôn I-ou-DAI-ōn ei-MÍ} is direct speech, “I am King of the Jews,” placed on Jesus’ own lips. Greek thus moves from the priests’ indirect request to direct quotation of Jesus’ self-identification.
In context — John 19:21
Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but rather that He said, ‘I am King of the Jews.’”
About this coordinate
John 19:21:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 19:21, 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.19.21.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.21.W20.S1) and character.