Revelation 16:12:5Rev.16.12.W5TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
TEHN
IPA
/tɛːn/

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

    KAI ho HEK-tos ek-SE-khe-en tên phi-A-lên au-TOU e-PI ton po-ta-MON ton ME-gan ton eu-PHRA-tên KAI ek-xê-RAN-thê to HY-dôr au-TOU HI-na he-toi-mas-THÊ hê ho-DOS tôn ba-si-LE-ôn tôn a-PO a-na-to-LÊS hê-LI-ou

Exegesis

The verb execheen {ἐξέχεεν | exé-khe-en} is aorist active indicative, marking a single decisive act of pouring the bowl (ten phialen autou {τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ | tēn phi-á-lēn au-toû}).

In contextRevelation 16:12

And the sixth angel poured out his bowl upon the great river, the Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way for the kings from the rising of the sun might be prepared.

About this coordinate

Revelation 16:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 16:12, 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 Rev.16.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.12.W5.S1) and character.