Mark 13:28:6Mark.13.28.W6TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
têhn
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

    tên

  2. sentence

    a-PO de tês sy-KÊS MA-the-te tên pa-ra-bo-LÊN HO-tan Ê-dê ho KLA-dos au-TÊS ha-pa-LOS GE-nê-tai kai ek-PHÝ-êi ta PHÝL-la gi-NÔS-ke-te HO-ti en-GÝS to THE-ros es-TÍN

Exegesis

Its direct object is tēn parabolēn {τὴν παραβολήν | tḕn parabolḗn}, where parabolēn carries the sense of an illustrative comparison requiring discernment.

In contextMark 13:28

Now from the fig tree , learn the parable : when its branch has already become tender and puts out the leaves, you know that the summer is near.

About this coordinate

Mark 13:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 13:28, 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 Mark.13.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.28.W6.S1) and character.