Luke 15:14:9Luke.15.14.W9TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- TAYN
- 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
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tên
- sentence
da-pa-NEE-san-tos de au-TOU PAN-ta e-GHE-ne-to lee-MOS is-khy-RA ka-TA tên KHŌ-ran e-KEI-nên kai au-TOS ÊRX-a-to hy-ste-REIS-thai
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kata tēn chōrán ekeínēn {κατὰ τὴν χώραν ἐκείνην | katà tēn chōrán ekeínēn} ‘throughout that country’ uses kata with the accusative to express distribution over the specified region.
In context — Luke 15:14
But when he had spent all , a severe famine came upon that land, and he began to be in need.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 15:14, 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.15.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.14.W9.S1) and character.