Acts 13:18:8Acts.13.18.W8TAB

τῇ

têi

the

Transliteration
têi
Extended
têi
IPA
/tɛːi/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    têi

  2. sentence

    KAI hôs tes-se-ra-kon-ta-e-TÊ KHRÓ-non e-tro-po-PHO-rê-sen au-TOUS en têi e-RÊ-môi

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase en tē erēmō {ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ | en tē̂ erḗmō} is locative, situating the action spatially in the wilderness and evoking the theological setting of the Exodus wanderings. In English, the temporal phrase “for about forty years” is placed at the front to mirror the Greek emphasis on duration, while the implicit subject is made explicit as “He” or “God” for clarity. The semantic nuance of etropophoresen, which can suggest both “bearing with” difficult people and “carrying” or “caring for” them, is conveyed through choices like “bore with” and “patiently put up with,” preserving the focus on divine patience during Israel’s wilderness period.

Root and etymology

prophēmipi–rho–omicron–phi–eta–mu–iota

to speak forth, to proclaim

In contextActs 13:18

And for about forty years He bore with them in the wilderness .

About this coordinate

Acts 13:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 13:18, so the Greek word τῇ (têi) 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 Acts.13.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.18.W8.S1) and character.