Matthew 15:17:11Matt.15.17.W11TAB

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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Word in context

  1. word

    tên

  2. sentence

    ou no-EI-te HO-ti PAN to eis-po-reu-O-me-non eis to STO-ma eis tên koi-LI-an kho-REI kai eis a-phe-DRÔ-na ek-BAL-le-tai

Exegesis

A chain of prepositional phrases—eis to stoma {εἰς τὸ στόμα | eis tó stó-ma}, eis ten koilian {εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν | eis tén koi-lí-an}, and eis aphedrona {εἰς ἀφεδρῶνα | eis a-phe-drō-na}—traces the linear path of food from mouth to stomach to place of disposal.

In contextMatthew 15:17

Do you not understand that everything entering into the mouth goes into the stomach and is cast out into the latrine ?

About this coordinate

Matthew 15:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 15:17, 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.15.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.17.W11.S1) and character.