John 4:42:8John.4.42.W8TAB
τὴν
tên
“{the}”
- Transliteration
- TÊN
- Extended
- TÊN
- IPA
- /tɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the}
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
TÊN
- sentence
TÊI te gy-nai-KI E-le-gon HO-ti ou-KE-ti di-A TÊN SÊN la-li-AN pis-TEU-o-men au-TOI GAR a-kê-KO-a-men KAI OI-da-men HO-ti ou-TOS es-tin a-lê-THÔS ho sô-TÊR tou KOS-mou
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase dia tēn sēn lalian {διὰ τὴν σὴν λαλιὰν | di-á tēn sēn la-li-án} “because of your speech” expresses the earlier basis of their faith, with dia plus the accusative indicating causal reason.
In context — John 4:42
And they were saying to the woman, “No longer do we believe because of your speech , for we ourselves have heard and we know that He is truly the Savior of the world.”
About this coordinate
John 4:42:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 4:42, so the Greek word τὴν (tên) 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.4.42.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.42.W8.S1) and character.