τὸν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τὸν

   ton

   {the}
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 Μετὰ ⸀δὲ ταῦτα ἠρώτησεν τὸν Πιλᾶτον Ἰωσὴφ ⸀ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας,

   me-TA DE TAU-ta ê-RÔ-tê-sen ton pi-LA-ton i-o-SEPH a-PO ha-ri-ma-tha-IAS

   then After these things Joseph from Arimathea {He} asked {the} Pilate
3. clause🔊 Μετὰ ⸀δὲ ταῦτα ἠρώτησεν τὸν Πιλᾶτον Ἰωσὴφ ⸀ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας, ὢν μαθητὴς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ κεκρυμμένος δὲ διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ·

   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

   then After these things Joseph from Arimathea being disciple of {the} Jesus but hidden because of the fear of the Jews {He} asked {the} Pilate so that take away the body of {the} Jesus
4. sentence🔊 Μετὰ ⸀δὲ ταῦτα ἠρώτησεν τὸν Πιλᾶτον Ἰωσὴφ ⸀ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας, ὢν μαθητὴς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ κεκρυμμένος δὲ διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ· καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν ὁ Πιλᾶτος.

   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

   then After these things Joseph from Arimathea being disciple of {the} Jesus but hidden because of the fear of the Jews {He} asked {the} Pilate so that take away the body of {the} Jesus and {the} Pilate {He} permitted

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

lithos🔊 λίθοςlambda–iota–theta–omicron–sigma

“stone”