John 19:38:17John.19.38.W17TAB
τὸν
ton
“the”
- Transliteration
- ton
- Extended
- tohn
- IPA
- /ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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ÔN ma-thê-TÊS tou ee-ay-SOO ke-kry-MÉ-nos DE di-A ton PHO-bon TÔN i-ou-da-IŌN
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me-TA DE TAU-ta ê-RÔ-tê-sen ton pi-LA-ton i-o-SEPH a-PO ha-ri-ma-tha-IAS ÔN ma-thê-TÊS tou ee-ay-SOO ke-kry-MÉ-nos DE di-A ton PHO-bon TÔN i-ou-da-IŌN HI-na A-rê to SÔ-ma tou ee-ay-SOO
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me-TA DE TAU-ta ê-RÔ-tê-sen ton pi-LA-ton i-o-SEPH a-PO ha-ri-ma-tha-IAS ÔN ma-thê-TÊS tou ee-ay-SOO ke-kry-MÉ-nos DE di-A ton PHO-bon TÔN i-ou-da-IŌN HI-na A-rê to SÔ-ma tou ee-ay-SOO KAI e-PÉ-trep-sen ho pi-LA-tos
Exegesis
The main verb erōtēsen {ἠρώτησεν | ērṓtēsen} ‘asked’ precedes both object and subject, while the object phrase ton Pilaton {τὸν Πιλᾶτον | tòn Pilâton} ‘Pilate’ comes before the subject Iōsēph {Ἰωσὴφ | Iōsḕph}, foregrounding Pilate as the authority whose permission is sought.
The causal prepositional phrase dia ton phobon tōn Ioudaiōn {διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων | dià tòn phóbon tōn Ioudaíōn} ‘because of fear of the Jews’ explains the reason for this secrecy, with dia marking cause.
Root and etymology
lithoslambda–iota–theta–omicron–sigma
“stone”
In context — John 19:38
After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus , but hidden because of fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted him, so he came and took away His body.
About this coordinate
John 19:38:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 19:38, 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.19.38.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.38.W17.S1) and character.