τὸν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τὸν

   TON

   the
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 Καὶ μεθʼ ἡμέρας ἓξ παραλαμβάνει ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰάκωβον καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ,

   KAI meth hê-ME-ras HEKS pa-ra-lam-BA-nei ho ee-ay-SOOS TON PE-tron KAI i-A-kô-bon KAI i-ô-AN-nên TON a-del-PHON au-TOU

   And after days six {the} Jesus {he} takes along {the} Peter and James and John him the brother of
3. sentence🔊 Καὶ μεθʼ ἡμέρας ἓξ παραλαμβάνει ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰάκωβον καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀναφέρει αὐτοὺς εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν κατʼ ἰδίαν.

   KAI meth hê-ME-ras HEKS pa-ra-lam-BA-nei ho ee-ay-SOOS TON PE-tron KAI i-A-kô-bon KAI i-ô-AN-nên TON a-del-PHON au-TOU KAI a-na-PHE-rei au-TOUS eis O-ros hy-psê-LON kat i-DI-an

   And after days six {the} Jesus {he} takes along {the} Peter and James and John him the brother of and he brings up them onto high a mountain by themselves

Exegesis

The verb paralambanei {παραλαμβάνει | pa-ra-lam-BÁ-nei} ‘he takes along’ assigns agency to ho Iesous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iē-soûs}, marking the initiation of movement with a coordinated series of objects: ton Petron {τὸν Πέτρον | tón PÉ-tron}, kai Iakobon {καὶ Ἰάκωβον | kaí IÁ-kō-bon}, kai Ioannen {καὶ Ἰωάννην | kaí Iō-ÁN-nēn}, apposed to ton adelphon autou {τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ | tón a-del-PHÓN au-TOÛ}, specifying familial relation.