Matthew 2:21:8Matt.2.21.W8TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
TÊN
Extended
TÊN
IPA
/ˈteːn/

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

    HO DE e-yer-THEIS pa-RE-la-be TO pai-DI-on KAI TÊN mê-TE-ra au-TOO KAI ei-SÊL-then eis YÊN is-ra-ÊL

Exegesis

The coordinated objects to paidion kai ten metera autou {τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ | to pai-dí-on kai tḕn mē-té-ra au-toû} form a single protected unit, with autou {αὐτοῦ | au-toû} marking possession.

In contextMatthew 2:21

After he rose , he took the child and his mother, and entered the land of Israel .

About this coordinate

Matthew 2:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 2:21, 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.2.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.21.W8.S1) and character.