John 19:26:4John.19.26.W4TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
TÊN
Extended
TÊN
IPA
/ˈteːn/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    TÊN

  2. clause

    ee-ay-SOOS OON i-DÔN TÊN mê-TE-ra KAI TON ma-thê-TÊN pa-re-STÔ-ta HON ê-GA-pa LE-yei TÊ mê-TRI

  3. sentence

    ee-ay-SOOS OON i-DÔN TÊN mê-TE-ra KAI TON ma-thê-TÊN pa-re-STÔ-ta HON ê-GA-pa LE-yei TÊ mê-TRI GY-nai I-de ho hy-OS sou

Exegesis

The direct objects of this participle are presented in coordinated accusative phrases: ten metera {τὴν μητέρα | tḕn mē-té-ra} “the mother” and ton matheten parestota {τὸν μαθητὴν παρεστῶτα | tón ma-thē-tḕn pa-res-tô-ta} “the disciple standing by,” with the perfect participle parestota adding a stative nuance of the disciple already being in position near the cross.

In contextJohn 19:26

Therefore Jesus , seeing His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, says to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”

About this coordinate

John 19:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 19:26, 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.19.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.26.W4.S1) and character.