Mark 5:3:2Mark.5.3.W2TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- têhn
- 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
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 context — Mark 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.