1 Corinthians 16:1:111 Cor.16.1.W11TAB
ταῖς
tais
“the”
- Transliteration
- tais
- Extended
- tahs-ees
- IPA
- /tais/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tais
- sentence
pe-RI de tês lo-GEÎ-as tês eis tous ha-GI-ous HŌS-per di-E-ta-ksa tais ek-klē-SI-ais tês ga-la-TI-as HOU-tōs kai hy-MEIS poi-Ē-sa-te
Exegesis
The aorist active indicative dietaxa {διέταξα | diétaxa} “I directed” refers to a completed commanding act toward the churches in Galatia, marked by the dative phrase tais ekklēsiais tēs Galatias {ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Γαλατίας | taîs ekklēsíais tês Galatías}.
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:1
Now about the collection for the saints : you must do what I instructed the churches of Galatia.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Corinthians 16:1, so the Greek word ταῖς (tais) 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.16.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.1.W11.S1) and character.