Luke 16:8:25Luke.16.8.W25TAB
τὴν
tēn
“the”
- Transliteration
- tēn
- Extended
- têen
- 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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tēn
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KAI e-PAI-ne-sen ho KY-ree-os ton oi-ko-NO-mon tês a-di-KI-as HO-ti phro-NI-mōs e-POI-ē-sen HO-ti hoi hy-IOI tou ai-Ô-nos TOU-tou phro-ni-MÔ-te-roi hy-PER tous hy-IOUS tou phō-TOS eis tēn ge-ne-AN tēn he-au-TÔN EI-sin
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase eis tēn genean tēn heauton {εἰς τὴν γενεὰν τὴν ἑαυτῶν | eis tḕn geneán tḕn heautṓn} delimits the scope of this cunning, and the verb eisin {εἰσιν | eísin} at the close provides an emphatic assertion of the comparison. In translation, the repeated hoti-clauses are rendered as “because” and “for” to reflect their causal and explanatory functions, and the final phrase is idiomatically expressed to preserve its domain nuance.
In context — Luke 16:8
And the master commended the steward of unrighteousness because he acted prudently; for the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of light when dealing with their own generation.
About this coordinate
Luke 16:8:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of Luke 16:8, so the Greek word τὴν (tēn) 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.16.8.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.8.W25.S1) and character.