1 Corinthians 14:39:81 Cor.14.39.W8TAB
τὸ
to
“the”
- Transliteration
- to
- Extended
- toh
- IPA
- /to/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
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HÔ-ste a-del-PHOI mou dzê-LOU-te to pro-phê-TEU-ein KAI to la-LEIN MÊ kô-LY-e-te GLÔS-sais
Exegesis
The first imperative takes as its object the articular infinitive to propheteuein {τὸ προφητεύειν | to pro-phē-TEU-ein}, where the article turns the verbal idea into a substantive, effectively “the activity of prophesying.”
The second command is negated by me {μὴ | mē} and governs the articular infinitive phrase to lalein glossais {τὸ λαλεῖν γλώσσαις | to la-LEIN GLŌS-sais}, “the speaking in tongues,” with glossais in the dative indicating the sphere or medium of speech.
Root and etymology
diastellōdelta–iota–alpha–sigma–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omicron
“to separate, distinguish”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:39
So then, my brothers , be zealous to prophesy , and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:39:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Corinthians 14:39, so the Greek word τὸ (to) 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 1 Cor.14.39.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.39.W8.S1) and character.