Luke 20:9:7Luke.20.9.W7TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- têhn
- 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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ÊRX-sa-to de pros ton la-ON LE-gein tên pa-ra-bo-LÊN TAU-tên AN-thrô-pos e-PHY-teu-sen am-pe-LÔ-na KAI ek-SE-de-to au-TON ge-ôr-GOIS KAI a-pe-DÊ-mê-sen KHRÓ-nous hi-ka-NOUS
Exegesis
The object of this speaking is expressed by the articulate construction ten parabolen tauten {τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην | tḕn parabolḗn taútēn} ‘this parable’, where the demonstrative adds emphasis and points to a particular illustrative story.
In context — Luke 20:9
And He began to speak this parable to the people: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to farmers, and went abroad for a considerable time .”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 20:9, 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.20.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.9.W7.S1) and character.