Acts 20:1:3Acts.20.1.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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me-TA de to PAU-sas-thai ton THO-ry-bon me-ta-pem-PSA-me-nos ho PAU-los tous ma-thê-TA(S) kai pa-ra-ka-LE-sas a-spa-SA-me-nos ek-SÊL-then po-REU-es-thai eis ma-ke-do-NI-an
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prepositional phrase meta de to pausasthai {Μετὰ δὲ τὸ παύσασθαι | Metà dè tò paúsasthai} ‘after the ceasing,’ where meta governs an articular aorist middle infinitive to express temporal sequence following a prior event.
Root and etymology
sabbatonsigma–alpha–beta–beta–alpha–tau–omicron–nu
“Sabbath, by extension week”
In context — Acts 20:1
After the uproar had ceased, Paul summoned the disciples, and when he had encouraged them and said farewell, he departed to go into Macedonia.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 20:1, 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.20.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.1.W3.S1) and character.