Romans 16:22:7Rom.16.22.W7TAB

τὴν

tên

the

Transliteration
tên
Extended
TAYN
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

    a-SPA-zo-mai hy-MAS e-GO TER-ti-os ho GRA-psas tên e-pi-sto-LÊN en KY-ree-ō

Exegesis

The articular participial phrase ho grapsas {ὁ γράψας | ho grápsas} “the one who wrote” stands in apposition to Tertios, functioning as a descriptive modifier that identifies his role as the one who wrote tēn epistolēn {τὴν ἐπιστολὴν | tḕn epistolḕn} “the letter.”

Root and etymology

agapaōalpha–gamma–alpha–pi–alpha–omega

to love, cherish deeply

In contextRomans 16:22

I, Tertius , who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord .

About this coordinate

Romans 16:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Romans 16:22, 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 Rom.16.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.22.W7.S1) and character.