τὸν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τὸν

   TON

   the
2. clause🔊 Διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον.

   di-e-me-RI-san-to TA hi-MA-ti-a mou he-au-TOIS KAI e-PI TON hi-ma-tis-MON mou E-ba-lon KLÊ-ron

   they divided the garments my to themselves and for the clothing my they cast a lot
3. sentence🔊 εἶπαν οὖν πρὸς ἀλλήλους· Μὴ σχίσωμεν αὐτόν, ἀλλὰ λάχωμεν περὶ αὐτοῦ τίνος ἔσται· ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ ⸂ἡ λέγουσα⸃· Διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον.

   EI-pan OUN PROS al-LÊ-lous MÊ SKHI-sô-men au-TON al-LA LA-khô-men pe-RI au-TOU TI-nos ES-tai HI-na hê gra-PHÊ plê-rô-THÊ hê LE-gou-sa di-e-me-RI-san-to TA hi-MA-ti-a mou he-au-TOIS KAI e-PI TON hi-ma-tis-MON mou E-ba-lon KLÊ-ron

   therefore they said to one another not let us tear it but let us cast lots concerning it whose will be so that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says they divided the garments my to themselves and for the clothing my they cast a lot

Exegesis

The quotation itself, diemerisanto ta himatia mou heautois kai epi ton himatismon mou ebalon kleron {Διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον | Di-e-me-rí-san-to tà hi-má-ti-a mou he-au-toîs kaì epì tòn hi-ma-tis-món mou é-ba-lon klê-ron}, uses aorist verbs to describe completed actions, matching the soldiers’ behavior in detail (division of garments and casting of lots).

Root and etymology

lithos🔊 λίθοςlambda–iota–theta–omicron–sigma

“stone”