Mark 15:19:4Mark.15.19.W4TAB

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

    KAI E-ty-pton au-TOU tên ke-pha-LÊN ka-LA-mōi KAI e-NEP-ty-on au-TÔI KAI ti-THEN-tes ta GO-na-ta pro-se-KY-noun au-TÔI

Exegesis

The direct object phrase autou ten kephalen {αὐτοῦ τὴν κεφαλὴν | au-toû tḕn ke-pha-lèn} combines the genitive pronoun “His” with the accusative “head,” a common way to specify a body part belonging to a person.

Root and etymology

heortēepsilon–omicron–rho–tau–eta

festive gathering, religious feast

In contextMark 15:19

And they were striking His head with a reed and spitting on Him, and kneeling, they paid homage to Him.

About this coordinate

Mark 15:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 15:19, 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.15.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.19.W4.S1) and character.