Luke 15:21:9Luke.15.21.W9TAB
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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Word in context
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ton
- sentence
EI-pen de ho hy-OS au-TOI PA-ter HÊ-mar-ton eis ton ou-ra-NON kai e-NÔ-pi-ON sou ou-KE-ti ei-MI AX-si-os klê-THÊ-nai hy-OS sou
Exegesis
The confession hēmarton {ἥμαρτον | hḗ-mar-ton} “I have sinned” is an aorist assertion of past wrongdoing, specified by eis ton ouranon {εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν | eis tὸn ou-ra-nón} “against heaven,” highlighting the heavenly realm as the offended party.
Root and etymology
hamart-alpha–mu–alpha–rho–tau
“to miss the mark; sin”
In context — Luke 15:21
But the son said to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your presence. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 15:21, 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.15.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.21.W9.S1) and character.