Acts 2:42:4Acts.2.42.W4TAB
τῇ
tê
“to the”
- Transliteration
- tê
- Extended
- tê
- IPA
- /tɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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tê
- sentence
Ê-san de pros-kar-te-ROUN-tes tê di-da-KHÊ tôn a-po-STO-lōn kai tê koi-nō-NI-a tê KLA-sei tou AR-tou kai tais pro-seu-KHAIS
Exegesis
Four parallel dative constructions, each marked by the definite article and governed by the participle, enumerate the core practices: tē didachē tōn apostolōn {τῇ διδαχῇ τῶν ἀποστόλων | tē didachē tōn apostolōn} ‘to the teaching of the apostles’, tē koinōnia {τῇ κοινωνίᾳ | tē koinōnia} ‘to fellowship’, tē klasei tou artou {τῇ κλάσει τοῦ ἄρτου | tē klásei tou ár-tou} ‘to the breaking of bread’, and tais proseuchais {ταῖς προσευχαῖς | tais proseuchāís} ‘to prayers’. The repeated article emphasizes the distinct yet interconnected spheres of apostolic instruction, communal sharing, sacramental meal, and corporate prayer. In translation, the periphrastic aspect is rendered with active verbs (held fast, stayed faithful) and the dative series is reflected in prepositional phrases joined by ‘and’, preserving the verse’s rhythmic parallelism.
Root and etymology
pentēkontapi–epsilon–nu–tau–eta–kappa–omicron–nu–tau–alpha
“fifty”
In context — Acts 2:42
And they held fast to the apostles’ instruction, to fellowship , to the breaking of bread, and to prayers .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:42:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 2:42, so the Greek word τῇ (tê) 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.2.42.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.42.W4.S1) and character.