John 3:17:6John.3.17.W6TAB
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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oo GAR a-PES-tei-len ho the-OS ton hy-ON eis ton KOS-mon HI-na KRI-nê ton KOS-mon al HI-na sô-THÊ ho KOS-mos di au-TOU
Exegesis
The aorist apesteilen {ἀπέστειλεν | apésteilen} carries the main assertion, with ho theos {ὁ θεός | ho theós} as subject and ton huion {τὸν υἱόν | tòn huión} as direct object.
The prepositional phrase eis ton kosmon {εἰς τὸν κόσμον | eis tòn kósmon} identifies the sphere and destination of the Son’s mission.
The two hina clauses form a deliberate antithesis: hina krinē ton kosmon {ἵνα κρίνῃ τὸν κόσμον | hína krínē tòn kósmon} states the rejected purpose of judging the world, while allʼ hina sōthē ho kosmos {ἀλλʼ ἵνα σωθῇ ὁ κόσμος | allʼ hína sōthē ho kósmos} supplies the true purpose, that the world might be saved.
In context — John 3:17
For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but instead so that the world might be saved through Him.
About this coordinate
John 3:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 3:17, 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.3.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.17.W6.S1) and character.