Matthew 13:36:18Matt.13.36.W18TAB
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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TO-te a-PHEIS tous OKH-lous ÊL-then eis tên oi-KEE-an KAI pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ hoi ma-thê-TAI au-TOU LE-gon-tes di-a-SA-phê-son hê-MEEN tên pa-ra-bo-LÊN tôn dzi-dza-NI-on tou a-GROU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis ten oikian {εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν | eis tḕn oi-kí-an} specifies movement into a particular house, a recurring Matthean setting for closer teaching.
Within the quotation, the aorist imperative diasapheson {Διασάφησον | Di-a-sá-phē-son} expresses a polite but urgent request for clarification, governing the indirect object hemin {ἡμῖν | hē-mîn} “to us” and the direct object ten parabolen {τὴν παραβολὴν | tḕn pa-ra-bo-lḕn}.
In context — Matthew 13:36
Then, after He had sent the crowds away, He went into the house, and His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:36:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 13:36, 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 Matt.13.36.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.36.W18.S1) and character.