Romans 16:13:3Rom.16.13.W3TAB
τὸν
ton
“the”
- Transliteration
- ton
- Extended
- tohn
- IPA
- /ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ton
- sentence
a-SPA-sa-sthe RHOU-phon ton ek-lek-TON en KY-ree-oi KAI tên mê-TE-ra au-TOU KAI e-MOU
Exegesis
Its direct object is the proper name Rouphon {Ῥοῦφον | Rhû-phon} ‘Rufus’, further specified by the articular adjective phrase ton eklekton {τὸν ἐκλεκτόν | tón ek-lek-tón} ‘the chosen one’ in attributive position, which marks Rufus with a distinct honor as someone singled out by God.
Root and etymology
agapetosalpha–gamma–alpha–pi–eta–tau–omicron–sigma
“beloved, dearly loved”
In context — Romans 16:13
Greet Rufus, the chosen in the Lord , and his mother and mine.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 16:13, so the Greek word τὸν (ton) 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 Rom.16.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.13.W3.S1) and character.