Luke 18:7:12Luke.18.7.W12TAB
τῶν
tôn
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tôn
- Extended
- tohn
- IPA
- /tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
tôn
- sentence
ho de the-OS ou mê poi-EE-sê tên ek-DÊ-kê-sin tôn ek-lek-TÔN au-TOU tôn bo-ON-tôn au-TÔ hê-ME-ras kai nyk-TOS kai ma-kro-thy-MEI ep au-TOIS
Exegesis
The direct object ekdikēsin {ἐκδίκησιν | ekdikḗsin} denotes legal vindication, modified by the genitive phrase tōn eklektōn autou {τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ | tôn eklektṓn autoû} identifying the beneficiaries.
Root and etymology
ekleg-epsilon–kappa–lambda–epsilon–gamma
“to choose”
In context — Luke 18:7
Will not God bring justice for His elect , who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay long before He acts for them?
About this coordinate
Luke 18:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 18:7, so the Greek word τῶν (tôn) 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.18.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.7.W12.S1) and character.