Revelation 21:15:12Rev.21.15.W12TAB

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

Tap any key to hear its pronunciation

Diphthongs
Accents & breathings

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    tên

  2. sentence

    KAI ho la-LOON met e-MOU EI-khen ME-tron KA-la-mon khry-SOUN HI-na me-TRÊ-sêi tên PO-lin KAI tous py-LOO-nas au-TÊS KAI to TEI-khos au-TÊS

Exegesis

This verb takes three coordinated accusative objects—tēn pólin {τὴν πόλιν | tḕn pó-lin}, tous pylōnas autēs {τοὺς πυλῶνας αὐτῆς | toús py-lô-nas autês}, and to teichos autēs {τὸ τεῖχος αὐτῆς | tò tei-chos autês}—each referring back to the same city via autēs. The asyndetic series underscores a comprehensive survey, and the English rendering preserves this parallelism.

In contextRevelation 21:15

And the one speaking with me had a golden measuring reed , in order to measure the city , its gates, and its wall.

About this coordinate

Revelation 21:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Revelation 21:15, 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.21.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.15.W12.S1) and character.