Acts 16:26:20Acts.16.26.W20TAB
τὰ
ta
“the”
- Transliteration
- ta
- Extended
- tah
- IPA
- /ta/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
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Aph-nō de seis-MOS e-GE-ne-to ME-gas HŌ-ste sa-leu-THÊ-nai ta the-ME-li-a tou des-mō-tê-RI-ou ê-ne-ÔI-khthê-san de pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma hai THY-rai PA-sai kai PAN-tōn ta des-MA a-NE-thê
Exegesis
The subordinating conjunction hōste {ὥστε | hṓ-ste} introduces a result clause, where the aorist passive infinitive saleuthēnai {σαλευθῆναι | sa-leu-thê-nai} takes ta themelia tou desmōtēriou {τὰ θεμέλια τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου | tà the-ME-li-a toû des-mō-tē-RI-ou} as its grammatical object, indicating that the prison's foundations were shaken.
The coordinated phrase kai pantōn ta desma anethē {καὶ πάντων τὰ δεσμὰ ἀνέθη | kaí PÁN-ton tà DES-ma a-NÉ-thē} presents a parallel result with pantōn ('of all') modifying desma ('the bonds'), summarizing the total liberation. The English reconstructions mirror this clause structure, first stating the cosmic disturbance, then the shaking result, and finally the liberating actions to preserve narrative flow and the emphasis on sudden deliverance.
Root and etymology
tarássōtau–alpha–rho–alpha–sigma–sigma–omega
“to stir up, trouble”
In context — Acts 16:26
Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, shaking the foundations of the prison; at once all the doors opened, and everyone's bonds were loosened.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:26:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 16:26, 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.16.26.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.26.W20.S1) and character.