Matthew 15:4:9Matt.15.4.W9TAB
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
- sentence
ho gar the-OS EI-pen TI-ma ton pa-TE-ra KAI tên mê-TE-ra KAI ho ka-ko-lo-GON pa-TE-ra ê mê-TE-ra tha-NA-tô te-leu-TA-tō
Exegesis
The imperative tima {Τίμα | Tí-ma} governs two coordinated direct objects, introduced by the articles ton and ten {τὸν, τὴν | tón, tēn} with patera and metera {πατέρα, μητέρα | patéra, mētéra}, yielding the command “honor the father and the mother,” which in context naturally refers to one’s own parents.
In context — Matthew 15:4
For God said, “Honor your father and your mother” , and, “Whoever speaks evil of father or mother, let him die by death.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 15:4, 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.15.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.4.W9.S1) and character.