Revelation 16:8:5Rev.16.8.W5TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- têhn
- IPA
- /tɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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tên
- sentence
kai ho TE-tar-tos ek-SE-khe-en tên phi-A-lên au-TOU e-PI ton HÊ-li-on kai e-DO-thê au-TÔI kau-ma-TI-sai tous an-THRÔ-pous en py-RI
Exegesis
Its direct object, tēn phialēn autou {τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ | tḕn phiálēn autoû} ‘his bowl’, uses the genitive autou to mark possession.
In context — Revelation 16:8
And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire .
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 16:8, 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.16.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.8.W5.S1) and character.