Mark 5:3:2Mark.5.3.W2TAB

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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  1. word

    tên

  2. sentence

    hos tên ka-TOI-kê-sin EI-khen en tois MNÊ-ma-sin kai ou-DE ha-LY-sei ou-KE-ti ou-DEIS e-DY-na-to au-TON DÊ-sai

Exegesis

The noun phrase tēn katoikēsin {τὴν κατοίκησιν | tḗn katoíkē-sin} ‘the dwelling’ precedes the imperfect verb eîkhen {εἶχεν | eîkhen} ‘he had’, emphasizing the permanence of his residence.

In contextMark 5:3

He made his dwelling among the tombs, and no one could bind him any longer, not even with a chain .

About this coordinate

Mark 5:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 5:3, 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.5.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.5.3.W2.S1) and character.