Luke 16:17:7Luke.16.17.W7TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
TAYN
IPA
/tɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    tên

  2. sentence

    eu-ko-PO-te-ron de ES-tin ton ou-ra-NON kai tên GÊN pa-rel-THEIN Ê tou NO-mou MI-an ke-RAI-an pe-SEIN

Exegesis

The infinitive parelthein {παρελθεῖν | pareltheîn} ‘to pass away’ takes the accusative τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν {τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν | tòn ouranón kaí tḗn gē̂n} ‘the heaven and the earth’ as its subject in an accusative-and-infinitive construction.

In contextLuke 16:17

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one small stroke of the law to fall .

About this coordinate

Luke 16:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 16:17, 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.16.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.17.W7.S1) and character.