Acts 2:6:7Acts.2.6.W7TAB
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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- sentence
ge-no-ME-nês de tês phō-NÊS TAU-tēs sy-NÊL-the to PLÊ-thos kai sy-ne-KHY-thê HO-ti Ê-kou-on heis HE-ka-stos tê i-DI-a di-a-LEK-tō la-LOUN-tōn au-TÔN
Exegesis
The main narrative assertion is carried by synelthen to plethos {συνῆλθε τὸ πλῆθος | syn-êl-the tò plê-thos} “the multitude came together,” with the neuter noun plethos functioning as a collective subject.
Root and etymology
dialekt-delta–iota–alpha–lambda–epsilon–kappa–tau
“manner of speaking, dialect”
In context — Acts 2:6
When this sound had occurred, the multitude came together and was confounded, because each one was hearing them speak in his own dialect .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 2:6, 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.2.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.6.W7.S1) and character.