Luke 19:30:4Luke.19.30.W4TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
TEHN
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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  1. word

    tên

  2. sentence

    LE-gōn hy-PA-ge-te eis tên ka-TE-nan-ti KŌ-mēn en hêi eis-po-reu-O-me-noi heu-RÊ-se-te PŌ-lon de-de-ME-non eph hon ou-deis PŌ-po-te an-THRŌ-pōn e-KA-thi-sen KAI LY-san-tes au-TON a-GA-ge-te

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase eis ten katenanti komen {εἰς τὴν κατέναντι κώμην | eis tḕn katénanti kṓmēn} ‘into the village opposite’ uses katenanti to specify spatial orientation, marking a particular location directly facing the disciples.

In contextLuke 19:30

He said, “Go into the village opposite you; as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.”

About this coordinate

Luke 19:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 19:30, 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.19.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.30.W4.S1) and character.