Acts 13:46:26Acts.13.46.W26TAB
τῆς
tês
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- têês
- 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
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tês
- sentence
par-rhē-si-a-SA-me-noi te ho PAU-los KAI ho bar-na-BAS EI-pan hy-MEEN EEN a-nan-KAI-on PRO-ton la-lē-THÊ-nai ton LO-gon tou the-OU e-pei-DÊ a-pō-THEI-sthe au-TON KAI ouk a-KSI-ous KRI-ne-te he-au-TOUS tês ai-ō-NI-ou zō-ÊS i-DOU stre-PHO-me-tha eis ta E-thnē
Exegesis
The coordinated clause kai ouk axious krinete heautous tēs aiōniou zōēs {καὶ οὐκ ἀξίους κρίνετε ἑαυτοὺς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς | kaì ouk axíous krínete heautoús tês aiōníou zōês} combines the negative particle ouk with axious as the object complement of krinete, portraying the audience as actively rendering a verdict on themselves with respect to participation in ‘eternal life’.
Root and etymology
prophēmipi–rho–omicron–phi–eta–mu–iota
“to speak forth, to proclaim”
In context — Acts 13:46
And after Paul and Barnabas had spoken boldly, they said, “It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken to you first. But since you are rejecting it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:46:26 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 26 of Acts 13:46, 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 Acts.13.46.W26, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.46.W26.S1) and character.