2 Peter 2:19:72 Pet.2.19.W7TAB
τῆς
tês
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- TAYS
- IPA
- /tɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
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
- word
tês
- sentence
e-leu-the-RI-an au-TOIS e-pan-gel-LO-me-noi au-TOI DOU-loi hy-PAR-khon-tes tês phtho-RAS hôi gar tis HÊT-tê-tai TOU-tôi kai de-DOU-lô-tai
Exegesis
The genitive phrase tes phthoras {τῆς φθορᾶς | TES phtho-RAS} defines the sphere of their servitude.
Root and etymology
pseudespsi–epsilon–upsilon–delta–eta–sigma
“false, lying”
In context — 2 Peter 2:19
Promising freedom to them, they themselves are slaves of corruption , for whatever overcomes a person, by this also he is enslaved.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Peter 2:19, 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 2 Pet.2.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.19.W7.S1) and character.