Luke 14:28:12Luke.14.28.W12TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
tehn
IPA
/tɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    tên

  2. sentence

    TEES gar eks hy-MON THE-lōn PYR-gon oi-ko-do-MÊ-sai ou-KHI PRÔ-ton ka-THI-sas psê-PHI-dzei tên da-PA-nēn ei E-khei eis a-par-tis-MON

Exegesis

Its object tēn dapanēn {τὴν δαπάνην | tēn da-pa-nēn} ‘the cost’ specifies what must be evaluated.

In contextLuke 14:28

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost , to see whether he has enough for completion ?

About this coordinate

Luke 14:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 14:28, 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 Luke.14.28.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.28.W12.S1) and character.