Mark 1:2:18Mark.1.2.W18TAB
τὴν
tēn
“the”
- Transliteration
- tēn
- 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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tēn
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ka-THŌS GE-gra-ptai en tō hê-sa-EE-a tō pro-PHÊ-têi i-DOU a-po-STEL-lō ton AN-ge-lon mou pro pro-SÔ-pou sou hos ka-ta-skeu-A-sei tēn ho-DON sou
Exegesis
The relative pronoun hos {ὃς | hos} introduces a relative clause that defines the messenger’s role: kataskeuasei ten hodon sou {κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου | ka-ta-skeu-a-sei tēn ho-don sou}. The future indicative kataskeuasei points to a definite, divinely purposed action, while ten hodon sou frames “your way” as a path belonging to and characterized by the addressee. In translation, the structure is preserved by keeping the introductory “just as it is written” followed by the direct quotation, while slightly smoothing expressions like “before your face” into more idiomatic phrasing in the dynamic rendering, yet retaining the prophetic tone and preparatory emphasis.
In context — Mark 1:2
Just as it has been written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I am sending My messenger before your face, who will prepare your way.”
About this coordinate
Mark 1:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 1:2, so the Greek word τὴν (tēn) 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 Mark.1.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.2.W18.S1) and character.