Matthew 21:36:6Matt.21.36.W6TAB
τῶν
tôn
“than the”
- Transliteration
- TÔN
- Extended
- TÔN
- IPA
- /ˈtɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- than the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
TÔN
- phraseyour reading level
PA-lin a-PES-tei-len AL-loos DOO-loos PLEI-o-nas TÔN PRÔ-tôn
- sentence
PA-lin a-PES-tei-len AL-loos DOO-loos PLEI-o-nas TÔN PRÔ-tôn KAI e-POI-ê-san au-TOIS hô-SAU-tôs
Exegesis
This object is modified by the comparative pleionas {πλείονας | pléio-nas} ‘more’ in the genitive phrase pleionas ton proton {πλείονας τῶν πρώτων | pléio-nas tôn prô-tōn} ‘than the first’ expressing comparison.
Root and etymology
thēlazōthē-lá-zō
“to nurse, suckle”
In context — Matthew 21:36
Again he sent other servants , more than the first, and they did the same to them.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:36:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 21:36, 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.21.36.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.36.W6.S1) and character.