Revelation 19:2:16Rev.19.2.W16TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- têên
- IPA
- /tɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
tên
- sentence
HO-ti a-lê-thi-NAI KAI DI-kai-ai hai KRI-seis au-TOU HO-ti E-kri-nen tên POR-nên tên me-GA-lên HÊ-tis E-phthei-ren tên gên en têi por-NEI-a au-TÊS KAI ek-se-DI-kê-sen to HAI-ma tôn DOU-lôn au-TOU ek khei-ROS au-TÊS
Exegesis
A second hoti introduces a causal explanation: the aorist ekrinen {ἔκρινεν | é-kri-nen} takes the accusative ten pornen ten megalen {τὴν πόρνην τὴν μεγάλην | tḕn pór-nēn tḕn me-gá-lēn} to emphasize her infamy.
The relative clause with hetis {ἥτις | hḗ-tis} characterizes her action: ephtheiren {ἔφθειρεν | éph-thei-ren} governs ten gen {τὴν γῆν | tḕn gḗn}, and the prepositional en te porneia autes {ἐν τῇ πορνείᾳ αὐτῆς | en tê por-neí-a au-tês} denotes her sphere of corruption.
In context — Revelation 19:2
For true and just are His judgments , because He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth in her immorality and has avenged the blood of His servants from her hand.
About this coordinate
Revelation 19:2:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Revelation 19:2, 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.19.2.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.19.2.W16.S1) and character.