Luke 15:22:21Luke.15.22.W21TAB
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
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EI-pen de ho pa-TEER pros tous DOU-lous au-TOU ta-KHY ek-se-NEG-ka-te sto-LAYN tên PROO-tên kai en-DY-sa-te au-TON kai DO-te dak-TY-li-on eis tên KHEI-ra au-TOU kai hy-po-DÊ-ma-ta eis tous PO-das
Exegesis
The phrase stolen ten proten {στολήν τὴν πρώτην | stolḗn tḕn prṓtēn} combines noun, article, and adjective to denote the premier garment worthy of honor.
Parallel prepositional clauses follow: daktylion eis tēn kheira autou {δακτύλιον εἰς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ | daktylion eis tḕn kheîra autoû} and hupodemata eis tous podas {ὑποδήματα εἰς τοὺς πόδας | hupodḗmata eis toùs pódas}, each indicating placement of an item onto the body.
In context — Luke 15:22
But the father said to his servants, “Quickly bring out the best robe and clothe him with it, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:22:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Luke 15:22, 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.15.22.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.22.W21.S1) and character.