Acts 17:2:3Acts.17.2.W3TAB
τὸ
to
“the”
- Transliteration
- to
- Extended
- toh
- IPA
- /to/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
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ka-TA de to ei-Ō-thos tôi PAU-lôi ei-SÊL-then pros au-TOUS kai e-PI SAB-ba-ta TRI-a di-e-LEK-sa-to au-TOIS a-PO tôn gra-PHÔN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prepositional phrase kata to eiothos {κατὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς | ka-tà tò ei-ō-thòs}, which foregrounds Paul’s habitual behavior by using an articular perfect participle functioning substantivally, “according to what was customary.”
Root and etymology
dialegomaidelta–iota–alpha–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to converse, discuss, reason”
In context — Acts 17:2
As was his custom , Paul went in to them, and for three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 17:2, so the Greek word τὸ (to) 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.17.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.2.W3.S1) and character.