τὸν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τὸν

   ton

   {the}
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 ἐπὶ δὲ τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐλθόντες,

   e-PEE de ton ee-ay-SOON el-THON-tes

   but having come to {the} Jesus
3. sentence🔊 ἐπὶ δὲ τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐλθόντες, ὡς εἶδον ⸂ἤδη αὐτὸν⸃ τεθνηκότα, οὐ κατέαξαν αὐτοῦ τὰ σκέλη,

   e-PEE de ton ee-ay-SOON el-THON-tes hōs EE-don Ê-dê au-TON te-thnê-KO-ta ou ka-TE-ak-san au-TOU ta SKE-lê

   but having come to {the} Jesus when they saw already him dead not broke his the legs

Exegesis

The sentence forms a single narrative unit that shifts focus to Jesus through the prepositional phrase epi de ton Iesoun {ἐπὶ δὲ τὸν Ἰησοῦν | epì dè tòn Iē-soûn}, in which epi with the accusative indicates movement “toward” or “up to” Him.

Root and etymology

lithos🔊 λίθοςlambda–iota–theta–omicron–sigma

“stone”