Acts 14:16:8Acts.14.16.W8TAB
τὰ
ta
“the”
- Transliteration
- ta
- Extended
- tah
- IPA
- /ta/
Meaning by language
- English
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ta
- sentence
hos en tais pa-rō-khay-ME-nais ge-ne-AIS EI-a-sen PAN-ta ta E-thnê po-REU-es-thai tais ho-DOIS au-TÔN
Exegesis
The main verb eiasen {εἴασεν | eíasen} “allowed” takes as its direct object panta ta ethne {πάντα τὰ ἔθνη | pánta tà éthnē} “all the nations,” a comprehensive expression that portrays universal scope beyond Israel.
Root and etymology
terastau–epsilon–rho–alpha–sigma
“portent, marvel”
In context — Acts 14:16
In the generations that have passed, He allowed all the nations to walk in their ways.
About this coordinate
Acts 14:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 14:16, 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.14.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.16.W8.S1) and character.