Mark 14:47:7Mark.14.47.W7TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- 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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Word in context
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tên
- 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 context — Mark 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.