τὸ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τὸ

   to

   the
2. sentence🔊 ἐὰν οὖν συνέλθῃ ἡ ἐκκλησία ὅλη ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ καὶ πάντες λαλῶσιν γλώσσαις εἰσέλθωσιν δὲ ἰδιῶται ἢ ἄπιστοι οὐκ ἐροῦσιν ὅτι μαίνεσθε

   e-AN OUN sy-NEL-thê hê ek-klê-SI-a HO-lê e-PI to au-TO KAI PAN-tes la-LO-sin GLÔS-sais ei-SEL-thô-sin de i-di-Ô-tai ê A-pis-toi ouk e-ROU-sin HO-ti MAI-nes-the

   if therefore comes together the church whole at the same and all speak in tongues enter but outsiders or unbelievers not will say that you are out of your minds

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase epi to auto {ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ | epì tò autò} expresses spatial unity, which is naturally rendered “in the same place” or “in one place.”

Root and etymology

diastellō🔊 διαστέλλωdelta–iota–alpha–sigma–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omicron

“to separate, distinguish”

• 🔊 διαστολήdelta–iota–alpha–sigma–tau–omicron–lambda–etadistinctionRomans 3:22
• 🔊 διαστέλλωdelta–iota–alpha–sigma–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omicronto order, instruct clearlyMark 7:36