Mark 7:5:17Mark.7.5.W17TAB
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
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KAI e-pê-RÔ-tōn au-TON hoi pha-ri-SAIOI KAI hoi gram-ma-TEIS di-A TI ou pe-ri-pa-TOU-sin hoi ma-thê-TAI sou ka-TA tên pa-RA-do-sin tôn pres-by-TE-rōn al-LA koi-NAIS kher-SIN es-THI-ou-sin ton AR-ton
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kata ten paradosin ton presbyteron {κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων | katà tḕn parádosin tôn presbytérōn} “according to the tradition of the elders” expresses the standard against which the disciples’ behavior is measured, with the genitive ton presbyteron indicating the human source of this tradition.
In context — Mark 7:5
And the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him , “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat the bread with common hands?”
About this coordinate
Mark 7:5:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Mark 7:5, 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.7.5.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.5.W17.S1) and character.