Acts 23:2:6Acts.23.2.W6TAB

τοῖς

tois

to the

Transliteration
tois
Extended
tois
IPA
/tois/

Meaning by language

English
to the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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  1. word

    tois

  2. sentence

    ho de ar-khi-e-REUS ha-na-NI-as e-PE-ta-ksen tois pa-re-STÔ-sin au-TOI TYP-tein au-TOU to STO-ma

Exegesis

The dative phrase tois parestōsin autō {τοῖς παρεστῶσιν αὐτῷ | tois parestôsin autô} consists of the article plus perfect active participle with a dative pronoun, literally “the ones having stood by him,” indicating attendants currently positioned at his side and serving as indirect objects who receive the order.

In contextActs 23:2

But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike him on the mouth .

About this coordinate

Acts 23:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 23:2, so the Greek word τοῖς (tois) 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.23.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.2.W6.S1) and character.