Luke 19:15:8Luke.19.15.W8TAB
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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tên
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KAI e-GE-ne-to en tôi e-pa-nel-THEIN au-TON la-BON-ta tên ba-si-LEI-an KAI EI-pen phō-nē-THÊ-nai au-TÔI tous DOU-lous TOU-tous hois de-DŌ-kei to ar-GY-ri-on HI-na GNÔI TI di-e-pra-gma-TEU-san-to
Exegesis
This is followed by the articular infinitive clause en tō epanelthein auton labonta tēn basileian {ἐν τῷ ἐπανελθεῖν αὐτὸν λαβόντα τὴν βασιλείαν | en tôi epaneltheîn autòn labónta tḕn basileían}, functioning as a temporal ‘when he returned,’ while labonta ‘having received’ indicates that his return occurs already possessing the kingdom.
In context — Luke 19:15
And when he returned after receiving the kingdom, he commanded that the servants be called to him—the ones to whom he had given the money —so that he could learn what they had gained by trading .
About this coordinate
Luke 19:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 19:15, 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.19.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.15.W8.S1) and character.