1 Corinthians 16:1:131 Cor.16.1.W13TAB
τῆς
tês
“of”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- têês
- IPA
- /tɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tês
- 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
A genitive chain, tēs logeias tēs eis tous hagious {τῆς λογείας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους | tês logeías tês eis toûs hagíous}, specifies “the collection” and its purpose “for the holy ones.”
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}.
Root and etymology
pentekontapi–epsilon–nu–tau–eta–kappa–omicron–nu–tau–alpha
“fifty”
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 16:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Corinthians 16:1, so the Greek word τῆς (tês) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.1.W13.S1) and character.