Revelation 20:1:17Rev.20.1.W17TAB
τὴν
tên
“the”
- Transliteration
- tên
- Extended
- tayn
- 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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tên
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kai EI-don AN-ge-lon ka-ta-BAI-non-ta ek tou ou-ra-NOU E-khon-ta tên KLEIN tês a-BYSS-ou kai HA-ly-sin me-GA-lên e-PI tên KHEI-ra au-TOU
Exegesis
A second participial phrase, echonta {ἔχοντα | é-khon-ta}, continues to describe the same angel and governs two coordinated accusative objects: ten klein tēs abyssou {τὴν κλεῖν τῆς ἀβύσσου | tḕn kleîn tês a-býs-sou} “the key of the abyss” and halysin megalen {ἅλυσιν μεγάλην | há-ly-sin me-gá-lēn} “a great chain.” The genitive tēs abyssou functions as an objective genitive, specifying what the key pertains to.
The prepositional phrase epi ten kheira autou {ἐπὶ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ | e-pí tḕn kheî-ra au-toû} locates the chain with respect to the angel, idiomatically conveying possession “in his hand.” In translation, the participial modifiers are rendered as finite or attributive constructions to maintain natural English flow while preserving the tight linkage between the angel, his descent, and his instruments of authority and restraint.
In context — Revelation 20:1
And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
About this coordinate
Revelation 20:1:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Revelation 20:1, 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.20.1.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.1.W17.S1) and character.