Luke 15:30:17Luke.15.30.W17TAB

τὸν

ton

the

Transliteration
ton
Extended
tohn
IPA
/ton/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ton

  2. sentence

    HO-te DE ho hy-OS sou HOU-tos ho ka-ta-pha-GON sou ton BI-on me-TA por-NON ÊL-then E-thy-sas au-TÔ ton si-teu-TON MOS-khon

Exegesis

The participle kataphagōn {καταφαγών | ka-ta-pha-gṓn} with sou ton bion {σου τὸν βίον} marks prior misuse ‘having devoured your livelihood,’ and meta pornōn {μετὰ πορνῶν} specifies the disreputable context. The main verbs ēlthen …

The dative autō {αὐτῷ | au-tō} marks the beneficiary, and ton siteutón mó-schon {τὸν σιτευτὸν μόσχον | ton si-teu-tòn mó-schon} highlights the specially fed calf reserved for celebration. The translation renders the participle as a relative clause and preserves the narrative contrast in English order.

Root and etymology

sitioōsigma–iota–tau–iota–omicron–omega–omega

to feed, fatten

In contextLuke 15:30

But when this son of yours—who had consumed your means of living with prostitutes—returned, you sacrificed the fattened calf for him.

About this coordinate

Luke 15:30:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 15:30, 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.15.30.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.30.W17.S1) and character.