Acts 16:6:17Acts.16.6.W17TAB

τῇ

the

Transliteration
Extended
têh
IPA
/tɛː/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

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    di-EEL-thon de tên phry-GI-an kai ga-la-ti-KÊN KHÔ-ran kô-ly-THEN-tes hy-PO tou ha-GI-ou PNEU-ma-tos la-LÊ-sai ton LO-gon en tê a-SI-a

Exegesis

The infinitive lalēsai ton logon {λαλῆσαι τὸν λόγον | la-lē-sai tòn ló-gon} expresses the intended action of proclamation, and the dative en tē Asia {ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ | en tē A-sí-a} specifies the geographic sphere. In English, the formal preserves the participial nuance, while the dynamic uses a contrasting “but” and finite verb to highlight the Spirit’s intervention.

Root and etymology

manthánōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega

to learn, to be instructed

In contextActs 16:6

They traveled through Phrygia and the Galatian region, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia.

About this coordinate

Acts 16:6:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 16:6, so the Greek word τῇ () 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.16.6.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.6.W17.S1) and character.