John 21:20:5John.21.20.W5TAB
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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Word in context
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e-pi-stra-PHEIS ho PE-tros BLE-pei TON ma-thê-TÊN HON ê-GA-pa ho ee-ay-SOOS a-ko-lou-THOUN-ta
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e-pi-stra-PHEIS ho PE-tros BLE-pei TON ma-thê-TÊN HON ê-GA-pa ho ee-ay-SOOS a-ko-lou-THOUN-ta HOS KAI a-NE-pe-sen en TOI DEIP-nôi e-PI TO STÊ-thos au-TOU KAI EI-pen
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e-pi-stra-PHEIS ho PE-tros BLE-pei TON ma-thê-TÊN HON ê-GA-pa ho ee-ay-SOOS a-ko-lou-THOUN-ta HOS KAI a-NE-pe-sen en TOI DEIP-nôi e-PI TO STÊ-thos au-TOU KAI EI-pen KY-ree-e TIS es-TIN ho pa-ra-di-DOUS se
Exegesis
The object ton matheten {τὸν μαθητὴν | tón mathētēn} ‘the disciple’ is then identified by the relative clause hon ēgapa ho Iesous {ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς | hon ēgápa ho Iēsoûs} ‘whom Jesus loved’; the imperfect ēgapa suggests an ongoing pattern of love rather than a single moment.
Root and etymology
artosalpha rho tau omicron sigma
“bread, loaf”
In context — John 21:20
After turning, Peter saw the disciple whom Jesus loved, who was following—the one who had also reclined at the supper upon His chest and had said, “Lord , who is the one betraying You?”
About this coordinate
John 21:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 21:20, 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.21.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.20.W5.S1) and character.