Matthew 22:16:17Matt.22.16.W17TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
TÊN
Extended
TÊN
IPA
/teːn/

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. phraseyour reading level

    OI-da-men HO-ti a-lê-THÊS EI KAI TÊN ho-DON TOO the-OO en a-lê-THEI-a di-DAS-keis

  3. clause

    di-DAS-ka-le OI-da-men HO-ti a-lê-THÊS EI KAI TÊN ho-DON TOO the-OO en a-lê-THEI-a di-DAS-keis KAI ou ME-lei SOI pe-RI ou-de-NOS ou GAR BLE-peis eis PRO-sô-pon an-THRÔ-pôn

  4. sentence

    KAI a-po-STEL-loo-sin au-TÔ TOOS ma-thê-TAS au-TÔN me-TA TÔN hê-rô-di-a-NÔN LE-gon-tes di-DAS-ka-le OI-da-men HO-ti a-lê-THÊS EI KAI TÊN ho-DON TOO the-OO en a-lê-THEI-a di-DAS-keis KAI ou ME-lei SOI pe-RI ou-de-NOS ou GAR BLE-peis eis PRO-sô-pon an-THRÔ-pôn

Exegesis

The phrase tēn hodòn theoû en alētheíā didáskeis {τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ διδάσκεις | tēn hodòn toû theoû en alētheíā didáskeis} uses the accusative of direct object and the dative of instrument to describe the manner of teaching.

In contextMatthew 22:16

And they dispatched their disciples to Him with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we recognize that You are dependable and that You teach God’s way in truth , and You are not concerned with anyone, for You do not look upon a person’s appearance.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 22:16:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 22:16, 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.22.16.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.16.W17.S1) and character.