Acts 13:48:3Acts.13.48.W3TAB

τὰ

ta

the

Transliteration
TA
Extended
tah
IPA
/ta/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    TA

  2. sentence

    a-KOU-on-ta de TA E-thnê E-khai-ron KAI e-DOX-a-zon ton LO-gon tou KY-ree-ou KAI e-PI-steu-san HO-soi E-san te-tag-ME-noi eis dzô-ÊN ai-Ō-ni-on

Exegesis

The verse opens with the neuter participle akouonta {ἀκούοντα | a-koú-on-ta} modifying the subject phrase ta ethne {τὰ ἔθνη | tà éth-nē}, yielding a circumstantial participial construction that is best rendered temporally as “when the Gentiles were hearing.”

Root and etymology

angellōalpha–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omega

to announce, report

In contextActs 13:48

But when the nations were hearing this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord , and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

About this coordinate

Acts 13:48:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 13:48, so the Greek word τὰ (ta) 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.13.48.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.48.W3.S1) and character.