Mark 14:47:7Mark.14.47.W7TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
tayn
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

    heis DE tis tôn pa-re-stê-KO-tôn spa-SA-me-nos tên MA-khai-ran E-pai-sen ton DOU-lon tou ar-khi-e-RE-ôs kai a-PHEE-len au-TOU to ô-TA-ri-on

Exegesis

The direct object is introduced with tēn machairan {τὴν μάχαιραν | tēn máchairan}, specifying the weapon.

In contextMark 14:47

But one of those who stood nearby, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear .

About this coordinate

Mark 14:47:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 14:47, 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.14.47.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.47.W7.S1) and character.