Revelation 20:3:5Rev.20.3.W5TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
têhn
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 E-ba-len au-TON eis tên A-bys-son KAI E-klei-sen KAI es-PHRA-gi-sen e-PA-nô au-TOU HI-na mê pla-NÊ-sêi E-ti ta E-thnê A-khri te-les-THÊI ta KHI-li-a E-tê me-TA TAU-ta DEI ly-THÊ-nai au-TON mi-KRON KHRON-on

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase eis ten abysson {εἰς τὴν ἄβυσσον | eis tēn á-bys-son} specifies the destination of the casting, with abysson functioning as a technical apocalyptic term for a subterranean prison.

In contextRevelation 20:3

And he threw him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years are fulfilled. After these things, he must be released for a short time .

About this coordinate

Revelation 20:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 20:3, 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.20.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.3.W5.S1) and character.