Acts 24:2:17Acts.24.2.W17TAB
τῷ
tō
“for the”
- Transliteration
- tō
- Extended
- toh
- IPA
- /tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tō
- clause
pol-LÊS ei-RÊ-nês tyn-KHA-no-men di-A sou KAI di-or-thō-MA-tōn gi-no-ME-nōn tō ETH-nei TOU-tō di-A tês sês pro-NOI-as KRA-tis-te PHÊ-liks
- sentence
klê-THEN-tos de au-TOU ÊR-ksa-to ka-tê-go-REIN ho TER-tyl-los LE-gōn pol-LÊS ei-RÊ-nês tyn-KHA-no-men di-A sou KAI di-or-thō-MA-tōn gi-no-ME-nōn tō ETH-nei TOU-tō di-A tês sês pro-NOI-as KRA-tis-te PHÊ-liks
Exegesis
The genitive phrase diorthōmatōn ginomenōn {διορθωμάτων γινομένων | di-or-thō-má-tōn gi-no-mé-nōn} parallels Pollēs eirēnēs, adding “reforms being done” as a second benefit in genitive relation, while tō ethnē toutō {τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ | tṓi éth-nei toú-tōi} specifies the beneficiary, “for this nation.”
Root and etymology
rheōrho–epsilon–omega
“to speak, flow (of speech)”
In context — Acts 24:2
And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to bring charges against him, saying, “Since we are enjoying great peace through you and since reforms are being carried out for this nation through your foresight,”
About this coordinate
Acts 24:2:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 24:2, so the Greek word τῷ (tō) 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.24.2.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.2.W17.S1) and character.