Acts 20:36:5Acts.20.36.W5TAB
τὰ
ta
“the”
- Transliteration
- TA
- Extended
- tah
- IPA
- /ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
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TA
- sentence
KAI TAU-ta ei-PON THEIS TA GO-na-ta au-TOU syn PA-sin au-TOIS pro-seu-KSA-to
Exegesis
A second participle theis {θεὶς | theìs}, followed by the object phrase ta gonata autou {τὰ γόνατα αὐτοῦ | tà gó-na-ta au-toû}, creates an idiomatic expression for kneeling, literally “having placed his knees.”
Root and etymology
gonygamma–omicron–nu–upsilon
“knee”
In context — Acts 20:36
And after he had said these things, he knelt down with all of them and prayed .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:36:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 20:36, so the Greek word τὰ (ta) 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.20.36.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.36.W5.S1) and character.