Revelation 21:2:4Rev.21.2.W4TAB
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 tên PO-lin tên ha-GI-an ie-rou-sa-LÊM kai-NÊN EI-don ka-ta-BAI-nou-san ek tou ou-ra-NOU a-PO tou the-OU hê-toi-mas-ME-nên hôs NYM-phên ke-kos-mê-ME-nên tôi an-DRI au-TÊS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the fronted accusative cluster tḕn pólin tḕn hagían Ierousalēm kainḕn {τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν Ἰερουσαλὴμ καινὴν | tḕn pólin tḕn hagían Ierousalēm kainḕn} “the holy city, the new Jerusalem,” where the repeated definite article with descriptive adjectives in apposition emphasizes the city’s unified, sacred identity.
In context — Revelation 21:2
And I saw the holy city—the new Jerusalem—coming down from God out of heaven, made ready like a bride arrayed for her husband.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Revelation 21:2, 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.21.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.2.W4.S1) and character.