Luke 19:33:4Luke.19.33.W4TAB
τὸν
ton
“the”
- Transliteration
- ton
- Extended
- tohn
- IPA
- /ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ton
- sentence
ly-ON-tōn de au-TŌN ton PŌ-lon EI-pan hoi KY-ree-oi au-TOU pros au-TOUS TI LY-e-te ton PŌ-lon
Exegesis
The verse opens with the genitive absolute construction luonton auton ton polon {λυόντων αὐτῶν τὸν πῶλον | lyón-tōn au-tōn tón pô-lon}, where the participle luonton provides a temporal frame, “while they were untying,” and the genitive pronoun auton supplies the implicit subject (the disciples), with the object ton polon inside the same genitive phrase.
The repetition of ton polon {τὸν πῶλον | tón pô-lon} at both the start and end of the verse creates inclusio around the colt, foregrounding the issue of control over this animal and setting up the ensuing explanation in the narrative.
In context — Luke 19:33
While they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, “Why are you untying the colt ?”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 19:33, so the Greek word τὸν (ton) 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.19.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.33.W4.S1) and character.