Luke 15:13:18Luke.15.13.W18TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
TAYN
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

    KAI met ou pol-LAS hê-ME-ras sy-na-ga-GŌN PAN-ta ho ne-Ō-te-ros hy-OS a-pe-DÊ-mê-sen eis KHŌ-ran ma-KRAN KAI e-KEI di-es-KOR-pi-sen tên ou-SI-an au-TOU DZŌN a-SŌ-tōs

Exegesis

The second clause’s verb dieskórpisen {διεσκόρπισεν | dieskórpisen} governs tēn ousían autoû {τὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦ | tḕn ousían autoû} as its object, portraying complete dissipation.

In contextLuke 15:13

And a short time later, the younger son gathered together all things and departed to a distant country, and there he squandered his substance by living recklessly .

About this coordinate

Luke 15:13:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Luke 15:13, 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.15.13.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.13.W18.S1) and character.