Acts 21:40:20Acts.21.40.W20TAB
τῇ
têi
“in the”
- Transliteration
- têi
- Extended
- TAYI
- IPA
- /tɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
têi
- sentence
e-pi-TRE-psan-tos de au-TOU ho PAU-los hes-TÔS e-PI tôn a-na-bath-MÔN ka-TE-sei-se têi khei-RI tôi la-ÔI pol-LÊS de si-GÊS ge-no-ME-nês pro-se-phÔ-nê-sen têi he-bra-I-di di-a-LEK-tôi LE-gōn
Exegesis
The main verb katéseise {κατέσεισε | katéseise} ‘he motioned’ takes a dative of means tē kheirí {τῇ χειρὶ | tē kheirí} ‘with the hand’ and an indirect object tō laō {τῷ λαῷ | tō laṓ} ‘to the people’.
The verb prosephōnēsen {προσεφώνησεν | prosephṓnēsen} ‘he addressed’ is modified by the dative of manner tē Hebraidi dialektō {τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ | tē Hebraḯdi dialéktō} ‘in the Hebrew language’, highlighting his choice of the audience’s native tongue.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, be instructed”
In context — Acts 21:40
When he had granted permission, Paul stood on the steps and signaled with his hand to the people. When a great silence came, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,
About this coordinate
Acts 21:40:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 21:40, so the Greek word τῇ (têi) 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.21.40.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.40.W20.S1) and character.