Matthew 1:2:3Matt.1.2.W3TAB

τὸν

ton

{the}

Transliteration
TON
Extended
TOHN
IPA
/ˈton/

Meaning by language

English
{the}

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    TON

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-bra-AM e-YEN-nê-sen TON i-sa-AK

  3. sentence

    a-bra-AM e-YEN-nê-sen TON i-sa-AK i-sa-AK DE e-YEN-nê-sen TON i-a-KÔB i-a-KÔB DE e-YEN-nê-sen TON i-OO-dan KAI TOOS a-del-PHOOS au-TOO

Exegesis

Each clause follows the pattern: subject in the nominative (Abraam {Ἀβραὰμ | Abraám}, Isaak {Ἰσαὰκ | Isaák}, Iakob {Ἰακὼβ | Iakṓb}) + verb egenesen + object marked by the article ton {τὸν | tón} with a proper noun in the accusative (Isaak {Ἰσαάκ | Isaák}, Iakob {Ἰακώβ | Iakṓb}, Ioudan {Ἰούδαν | Ioúdan}).

In contextMatthew 1:2

Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac was the father of Jacob, and Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers .

About this coordinate

Matthew 1:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 1:2, so the Greek word τὸν (ton) 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 Matt.1.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.1.2.W3.S1) and character.