Mark 1:3:7Mark.1.3.W7TAB

τὴν

tēn

the

Transliteration
tēn
Extended
têen
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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Word in context

  1. word

    tēn

  2. sentence

    phō-NÊ bo-ÔN-tos en tê e-RÊ-mō he-toi-MA-sa-te tēn ho-DON ky-REE-ou eu-THEI-as poi-EI-te tas TRI-bous au-TOU

Exegesis

The object of the first imperative is the accusative phrase tēn hodon kyriou {τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου | tēn ho-don ku-rí-ou} ‘the way of the Lord,’ with kyriou functioning as a genitive of possession, portraying the way as belonging to or fitting for the Lord.

In contextMark 1:3

A voice crying out in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of the Lord ; make His paths straight.”

About this coordinate

Mark 1:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 1:3, 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.1.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.3.W7.S1) and character.