Luke 15:18:13Luke.15.18.W13TAB
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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a-na-STAS po-REU-so-mai pros ton pa-TE-ra mou KAI e-RO au-TOI PA-ter HÊ-mar-ton eis ton ou-ra-NON KAI e-NÔ-pi-ON sou
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros ton patera mou {πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου | pròs tòn patéra mou} uses pros with the accusative to indicate motion to a personal destination, with the genitive pronoun mou specifying familial relation.
Within the direct speech, hēmarton {ἥμαρτον | hḗ-marton} ‘I have sinned’ presents a succinct confession of guilt, followed by the prepositional phrase eis ton ouranon {εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν | eis tòn ouranòn} ‘against heaven,’ where heaven functions as a reverent circumlocution for the divine sphere.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–eta–mu–alpha–rho–tau–alpha–nu–omega
“to sin, miss the mark”
In context — Luke 15:18
Having arisen, I will go to my father and I will say to him, “Father , I have sinned against heaven and before you.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:18:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 15:18, 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 Luke.15.18.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.18.W13.S1) and character.