Matthew 16:3:20Matt.16.3.W20TAB

τῶν

tôn

of the

Transliteration
TÔN
Extended
TÔN
IPA
/ˈtɔːn/

Meaning by language

English
of the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    TÔN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    TA DE sê-MEI-a TÔN kai-RÔN oo DY-na-sthe

  3. sentence

    TO MEN PRO-sô-pon TOO oo-ra-NOO yi-NÔ-ske-te di-a-KREI-nein TA DE sê-MEI-a TÔN kai-RÔN oo DY-na-sthe

Exegesis

A contrastive men…de structure sets up parallel objects: ginōskete diakrinein to men prosōpon tou ouranou {γινώσκετε διακρίνειν τὸ μὲν πρόσωπον τοῦ οὐρανοῦ | gi-nṓ-ske-te di-a-krí-nein tó mén pró-sō-pon tou ou-ra-noû} “you know how to interpret the face of the sky,” versus ta de semeia tōn kairōn {τὰ δὲ σημεῖα τῶν καιρῶν | tá dé sē-meî-a tôn kai-rôn} “but the signs of the times” with ou dynasthe {οὐ δύνασθε | ou dý-na-sthe} marking inability. The Greek leaves the second infinitive implicit, relying on parallelism. This shift from concrete weather-reading to failure in spiritual discernment underscores Jesus’s rebuke.

In contextMatthew 16:3

And in the morning you say, “Today there will be a storm, for the sky is red and threatening.” You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you are not able to interpret the signs of the times.

About this coordinate

Matthew 16:3:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 16:3, so the Greek word τῶν (tôn) 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.16.3.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.3.W20.S1) and character.